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Aleurites moluccanus
Candlenut
As recorded: Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Kirch, P.V.
- Collector number
- 37
- Date
- June 12, 1974
- Locality
- Futuna
- Island
- Futuna Island
- Region
- Wallis & Futuna
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 12, 1974, Kirch, P.V. also collected 9 other specimens.
Aleurites moluccanus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,902 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)
2026-10-21
West Maui Forest Reserve, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) planetboom, 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Aleurites moluccanus. BISH 418332. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956447138. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/418332.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956447138 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026