''Triadica'' is a

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first described as a genus in 1790. It is native to eastern southeastern, and southern Asia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> Species included are: # '' Triadica cochinchinensis'' Lour. - China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Cambodia, Assam, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Himalayas of E + N India, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam # '' Triadica rotundifolia'' (Hemsl.) Esser - Guangdong # ''

Triadica sebifera ''Triadica sebifera'' is a tree native to eastern Asia (Chinese 乌桕, wū jiù). It is commonly called Chinese tallow, Chinese tallowtree, Florida aspen, chicken tree, gray popcorn tree, or candleberry tree. The seeds (as well as from those o ...

'' (L.) Small - China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Japan; naturalized in Himalayas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, SE + SC USA,

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in N California A species formerly included but moved to '' Neoshirakia'' is: *''Triadica japonica'' (Siebold & Zucc.) Baill. - '' Neoshirakia japonica'' ''(Siebold & Zucc.) Esser''

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Hippomaneae Euphorbiaceae genera {{Euphorbiaceae-stub