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The '''candlenut''' tree, known in Indonesia as ''kemiri'' and in Hawai'i as ''kukui'', produces nuts with a high fat content and a bitter flavor.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:43, 30 July 2017

Candlenut
Starr 020803-0119 Aleurites moluccana.jpg
Candlenut foliage, flowers, and nut
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A. moluccanus
Binomial name
Aleurites moluccanus
Synonyms

Aleurites javanicus Gand.
Aleurites moluccana[1]
Aleurites pentaphyllus Wall. ex Langeron
Aleurites remyi Sherff
Aleurites trilobus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Jatropha moluccana L.[2]

The candlenut tree, known in Indonesia as kemiri and in Hawai'i as kukui, produces nuts with a high fat content and a bitter flavor.

References

  1. C. Linnaeus (1805), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 4(1): 590
  2. "Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2009-11-15.

Acknowledgements

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