1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
Europe
1.4 Types
Not Available
Blues F1, Chinese Express, Monument
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Woodlands
agricultural areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H2, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 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 cm20.30 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,520.00 cm12.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Green, Gray Green
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Not Available
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, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Summer, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
4.4.2 In Summer
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
20-20-20 amount, Compost
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Insects
Aphids, Beetles, Black rot, Blackleg, Cabbage looper, Cabbageworm, Clubroot, Flea Beetles, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Slugs, Snails
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
5.12 Allergy
Nausea, Vomiting
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin, Remove blemishes, Treatment of Dark Spots
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cramps, Dermatitis
Folate, Low calories, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Leaves
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALEURITES moluccanus
BRASSICA rapa 'Little Jade'
7.2 Common Name
Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui
Little Jade Napa Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
7.2.1 In Hindi
Aleurites moluccanus
नापा पत्तागोभी
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Aleurites moluccana
Napa chou
7.2.4 In Spanish
Aleurites moluccanus
Lechuga de Napa
7.2.5 In Greek
Aleurites moluccanus
Νάπα Λάχανο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Nogueira-de-iguape
Repolho Napa
7.2.7 In Polish
Nogueira-de-iguape
Kapusta Napa
7.2.8 In Latin
Aleurites moluccanus
Napa Brassica
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Euphorbiaceae
Brassicaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Aleuritideae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Crotonoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species