小烛树是原产北美洲荒漠的一种灌木,从它的茎可提取一种具有工业价值的白蜡。尽管不时有人采收野生小烛树来提取蜡,但尚无人出力把它发展成为栽培作物。通过研究,将能使它适应人工栽培,降低收获费用和改进提蜡方法。这样小烛树可能成为干旱地区发展中国家外汇收入的一项重要来源。在市场上,主要以石油为原料的合成蜡尚未能取代天然蜡。可以预见,天然蜡将继续占有市场,尤其当生产能实行现代 Candelaria is a shrub native to the North American desert, from which it extracts an ash of industrial value. Although people have been collecting wild candel from time to time to extract the wax, no one has yet contributed to developing it into a cultivated crop. Through research, it will enable it to adapt to artificial cultivation, reduce harvesting costs and improve waxing methods. Such candelabrum may be an important source of foreign exchange earnings for developing countries in arid zones. In the market, synthetic waxes, mainly oil, have not yet been able to replace natural waxes. It is foreseeable that natural wax will continue to occupy the market, especially when production can be modernized