1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Tree
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-9
1.8 Sunset Zone
H2, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Gray
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Gray
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Moderate
4.4.3 In Spring
Less Watering
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Nausea, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye
6.1.3 Edible Uses
Sometimes
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cramps, Dermatitis
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALEURITES moluccanus
7.2 Common Name
Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui
7.2.1 In Hindi
Aleurites moluccanus
7.2.2 In German
Lichtnussbaum
7.2.3 In French
Aleurites moluccana
7.2.4 In Spanish
Aleurites moluccanus
7.2.5 In Greek
Aleurites moluccanus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Nogueira-de-iguape
7.2.7 In Polish
Nogueira-de-iguape
7.2.8 In Latin
Aleurites moluccanus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Euphorbiales
8.5 Family
Euphorbiaceae
8.6 Genus
Aleurites
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Aleuritideae
8.9 Subfamily
Crotonoideae
8.10 Number of Species