1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Woodlands
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,370.00 cm30.50 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,520.00 cm22.90 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Red, Green
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
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Lobed and toothed
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
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
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
Variety of soil types
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
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
Acidic, 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
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Insects
Powdery mildew
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
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
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cramps, Dermatitis
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALEURITES moluccanus
Ranunculus acris
7.2 Common Name
Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
7.2.1 In Hindi
Aleurites moluccanus
Ranunculus
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Aleurites moluccana
Ranunculus
7.2.4 In Spanish
Aleurites moluccanus
ranúnculo
7.2.5 In Greek
Aleurites moluccanus
Ranunculus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Nogueira-de-iguape
Ranogkylos
7.2.7 In Polish
Nogueira-de-iguape
Ranogkylos
7.2.8 In Latin
Aleurites moluccanus
Ranogkylos
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Euphorbiales
Ranunculales
8.5 Family
Euphorbiaceae
Ranunculaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Crotonoideae
Ranunculoideae
8.10 Number of Species