Aleurites moluccanus

Candlenut
	Candlenut foliage, flowers, and nut
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Crotonoideae
Tribe:	Aleuritideae
Genus:	Aleurites
Species:	A. moluccanus
Binomial name
	Aleurites moluccanus; (L.) Willd.
Synonyms
	Aleurites javanicus Gand.; Aleurites moluccana; Aleurites pentaphyllus Wall. ex Langeron; Aleurites remyi Sherff; Aleurites trilobus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.; Jatropha moluccana L.

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

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

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