| 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. It grows up to 30 m (98 ft) tall. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. The species epithet means "from the Moluccas".
Its habitats include both Old and New World tropical rainforests and gallery forest. Although the nuts are mildly toxic when raw, they are of some culinary interest, with other parts of the plant having various regional uses.
- ^ 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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