Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.

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Aleurites moluccanus, commonly known as candlenut, is a tree in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It grows to about 30 m (98 ft) tall and produces drupe fruit.

First described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, the species' origin is unclear due to its spread by humans, but it can be found in many tropical rainforests and gallery forests. Various parts of the plant have regional or cultural uses.

Description

The candlenut grows to a height of up to 30 m (98 ft), with wide spreading or pendulous branches. The leaves are pale green, simple, and ovate or heart-shaped on mature shoots, but may be three-, five-, or seven-lobed on saplings. They are up to 20 cm (8 in) long and 13 cm (5 in) wide and young leaves are densely clothed in rusty or cream stellate hairs. Petioles measure up to 12.5 cm (5 in) long and stipules about 5 mm (1⁄4 in).

Flowers are small—male flowers measure around 5 mm in diameter, female flowers about 9 mm.

The fruit is a drupe about 4–6 cm (1+1⁄2–2+1⁄4 in) in diameter with one or two lobes; each lobe has a single soft, white, oily, kernel contained within a hard shell which is about 2 cm (3⁄4 in) in diameter.

 

 

 

Aleurites moluccanus - Wikipedia