Aleurites moluccanus
Candlenut
As recorded: Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 20449
- Date
- February 13, 1944
- Locality
- Honolulu. 34 Dowsett Ave. Nut from Holualoa, Kona, Hawaii. In 1934 planted at Kilauea where it languised. In 1941, transplanted to Honolulu where it flourished
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 13, 1944, St.John, H. also collected 15 other specimens.
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1944. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,275 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
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)
2026-10-14
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Wailua Homesteads, HI 96746, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Aleurites moluccanus. BISH 410305. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956227530. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410305.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956227530 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026