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Genus
Species
Function
Distribution
Comaceae
Swida wilsoniana
The fatty acid
composition of the
Swida wilsoniana oil is
mainly composed of
oleic acid and linoleic
acid, and the content is
above 70%. It can be
used as raw material for
biodiesel or processed
into edible oil. Swida
wilsoniana oil is
similar to 0#
petrochemical diesel. It
is a safe and clean
biomass fuel oil
It is distributed in
Shaanxi, Gansu,
Zhejiang, Jiangxi,
Fujian, Henan, Hubei,
Hunan, Guangdong,
Guangdi, Sichuan,
Guizhou and other
provinces
Symplocaceae Santalum album Linn.
Santalum album Linn.
has a wide range of
uses in industry. Such
as lubricating oil in the
machinery industry,
softening and cleaning
of wool in the textile
industry, used as a
blending agent in the
ink industry
It is a native tree
species in China with a
wide distribution range
from Liaoning to South
of Sichuan, Yunnan,
Fujian and Taiwan
Sapindaceae
Xanthoceras
sorbifolium Bunge
It can produce
industrial raw materials
such as advanced
lubricants, advanced
paints, plasticizers and
cosmetics. The content
of biodiesel-related
hydrocarbon lipids
prepared by
Xanthoceras
sorbifolium Bunge
seed oil is high, and the
hydrocarbons
containing 18C account
for 93.4%, which are in
line with the ideal
biodiesel index
It is distributed in
China’s north latitude
28°30 –46°, east
diameter 100°–127°,
and naturally
distributed in
mountains and hilly
areas with an altitude of
400–2000 m. South
from Anhui Province,
north to Liaoning and
southwest of Jilin, east
to Shandong, west to
Gansu, Ningxia,
Xinjiang
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