| Candlenut | |
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| Candlenut foliage, flowers, and nut | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Aleurites |
| Species: | A. moluccanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aleurites moluccanus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aleurites javanicus Gand. | |
Aleurites moluccanus, the candlenut, is a flowering tree in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, kemiri, varnish tree, nuez de la India, buah keras, godou, kukui nut tree, and rata kekuna. The plant was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. The species epithet means "from the Moluccas". Candlenut grows up to 30 m (98 ft) tall and its habitats include tropical rainforests and gallery forest.
- ^ Rivers, M.C.; Barstow, M.; Mark, J. (2017). "Aleurites moluccanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T18435618A18435622. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T18435618A18435622.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Aleurites moluccanus". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ von, Linné, Carl; Ludwig, Willdenow, Karl (10 September 2018). Caroli a Linné(1805); Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 4(1): 590. ISBN 9780665553387.
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