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candlenut
Aleurites moluccanus
Aleurites moluccanus
candlenut Spurge Family
Aleurites moluccanus Euphorbiaceae
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common name
  candlenut
accepted scientific name
  Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
rules for finding collection records
  Aleurites moluccanus (444)
  Aleurites moluccana (132)
family name
  • Euphorbiaceae
Image Author: ©2002 Forest And Kim Starr
Image License: CC BY
Image Source
Category: Broadleaf Trees
Flowers: Five petals
Petal colors: color
Leaf: Alternate, Simple
Plant Observed All Year
Pre-Western introduction to Hawaii Native to Malaysia.

How Likely at this Location (78%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (27%)
where plant found
mag select
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Aleurites moluccanus   (L.) Willd.   (TSN: 845627, Index: 313)


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