Aleurites moluccanus
Candlenut
As recorded: Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Heller, A.A.
- Collector number
- 2431
- Date
- June 24, 1895
- Locality
- Along the Hanapepe River, near the falls
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 24, 1895, Heller, A.A. also collected 21 other specimens.
Aleurites moluccanus
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Cyrtandra wawrae
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Erythrina sandwicensis
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Guilandina bonduc
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua cordata
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Kadua elatior
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Lipochaeta micrantha
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Nototrichium sandwicense
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Persicaria glabra
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Pipturus kauaiensis
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Pipturus kauaiensis
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Pipturus kauaiensis
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Senna gaudichaudii
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Sida planicaulis
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Aleurites moluccanus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1895. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Aleurites moluccanus. BISH 49008. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956480678. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/49008.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956480678 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026