Large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles.

synonyms: Aleurites moluccana, candlenut.

Polish: tungowiec molukański

Small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained.

synonyms: Chinese lacquer tree, Japanese lacquer tree, Japanese sumac, Japanese varnish tree, lacquer tree, Rhus verniciflua, Toxicodendron vernicifluum.