Chinese Tallow

Scientific name: Triadica sebifera (L.) Small

Synonym: Sapium sebiferum

Common names: Chinese tallow, popcorn tree

Native To: China

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1700s

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Ornamental

Impact: Crowds out native species

Current U.S. Distribution:

• PLANTS Database map (see complete PLANTS Profile for county distribution and native status)
• Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System

U.S. States and U.S. National Parks Where Reported Invasive: Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States map

Management Plans: Plants / Chinese Tallow

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Sapium sebiferum
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Sapium sebiferum Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Triadica sebifera - Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
USDA. ARS. National Genetic Resources Program.
Taxonomy

Chinese Tallow Tree - Weed of the Week (Feb 2, 2006; PDF | 266 KB)
USDA. FS. Northeastern Area. Forest Health Protection.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Tallowtree, Popcorntree - A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests
USDA. FS. Southern Research Station.; Bugwood Wiki.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Distribution; Controls

Plant Profile for Triadica sebifera - PLANTS Database
USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center.
Taxonomy; Photographs; Distribution; Special Note: noxious, invasive and introduced status; Special Note: Plant Guide - Chinese Tallow Tree (PDF | 126 KB)

Chinese Tallow Invasions into the Endangered Coastal Prairie: Causes and Consequences
EPA. National Center for Environmental Research.
Research

Plant Distribution -Triadica sebifera, Chinese Tallow Tree
DOI. National Atlas of the United States.
Distribution

Chinese Tallow: Invading the Southeastern Coastal Plain (Oct 2000; PDF | 243 KB)
DOI. National Wetlands Research Center.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Dispersion; Controls

Chinese Tallow (Popcorn) Tree, An Ornamental Beauty Gone Wild
State of Florida. City of Tallahassee.
Dispersion; Controls

Chinese Tallow - Weed Alert (PDF | 1 MB)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Distribution

Natural Area Weeds: Chinese Tallow
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Distribution; Controls

Chinese Tallowtree - Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Distribution

Chinese Tallow - Sapium sebiferum
University of Florida. Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Controls

Tallowtree - Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth
Mississippi State University. GeoResources Institute.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects

Chinese Tallow: Sapium sebiferum
Tulane University.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History

Portals and pathways: Invasive species of Louisiana
Tulane University. Center for Bioenvironmental Research.
Photographs; Distribution

Chinese Tallow Tree - Toxic Plant Database
Texas A&M University System. Texas Cooperative Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Controls

International

Triadica sebifera (tree) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Chinese Tallow - Invasive Weed Fact Sheet (PDF | 148 KB)
California Native Plant Society. Sacramento Valley Chapter.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Dispersion

Sapium sebiferum - Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas (PDF | 77 KB)
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Distribution

Triadica sebifera
Pulling Together Initiative. Texasinvasives.org.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: References

Chinese Tallowtree - Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls