1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas
1.4 Types
Not Available
Typical Red Buckeye, Yellow-flowered Red Buckeye
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H2, 23, 24
2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,370.00 cm370.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,520.00 cm300.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
Yellow, Red, Orange Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Green, Gray Green
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Yellow, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
No pruning needed
Remove dead branches
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
constipation, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Fever, Tooth ache
Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic, Salve
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Making Shampoo, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Used As Food
Grounded seed is used as a gruel, Used as a soap substitute
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALEURITES moluccanus
AESCULUS pavia
7.2 Common Name
Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui
Red Buckeye
7.2.1 In Hindi
candlenut पेड़
Red Buckeye
7.2.2 In German
Candlenut Baum
Red Buckeye
7.2.3 In French
arbre Candlenut
Red Buckeye
7.2.4 In Spanish
árbol candlenut
rojo castaño de Indias
7.2.5 In Greek
candlenut δέντρο
κόκκινο Buckeye
7.2.6 In Portuguese
candlenut árvore
Red Buckeye
7.2.7 In Polish
Tung Molukański drzewo
Red Buckeye
7.2.8 In Latin
Candlenut ligno
Red Buckeye
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Euphorbiaceae
Hippocastanaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Aleuritideae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Crotonoideae
Hippocastanoideae
8.10 Number of Species