Sapium
From Free net encyclopedia
{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Sapium
| image = ChineseTallowSeedpods.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Sapium sebiferum
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Magnoliopsida
| ordo = Malpighiales
| familia = Euphorbiaceae
| subfamilia = Euphorbioideae
| tribus = Hippomaneae
| subtribus = Hippomaninae
| genus = Sapium
| genus_authority = Jacq
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
Sapium aucuparium
Sapium bolivianum
Sapium glandulatum
Sapium haematospermum
Sapium jamaicense
Sapium japonicum
Sapium laurocerasum
Sapium longifolium
Sapium montevidense
Sapium sebiferum - Chinese tallow
Sapium sellowianum
et al.
}}
Sapium is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, comprising about 125 species. The genus is native to the Tropics, especially the Neotropics. These species have been historically cultivated as a seed-oil crop for soap production and other tallow product, hence the name Sapium.