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Aleurites moluccanus
Candlenut
As recorded: Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.
- Collector number
- 909
- Date
- January 20, 1922
- Locality
- Fatu Hiva
- Island
- Fatu Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 20, 1922, Brown, F.B.H. also collected 14 other specimens.
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Cyrtandra ootensis
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Macropiper methysticum
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Macropiper methysticum
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Mentha arvensis
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Metrosideros collina
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Nicotiana fatuhivensis
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Nicotiana fatuhivensis
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Nicotiana fatuhivensis
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Peperomia pallida
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Polyscias marchionensis
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Aleurites moluccanus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,901 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Koumac, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) mireille-koumac, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
5H59+HJJ, Macao
(c) Lynette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Bourail, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Ala Malama Ave, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Liah Continentino, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2026-10-18
Holualoa, HI, USA
(c) Ryder Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Makaela K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Aleurites moluccanus. BISH 137798. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956190430. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/137798.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956190430 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026