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Aleurites moluccanus
Candlenut
As recorded: Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.; Kato, T.T. Kato →Benjamin C. Stone →
- Collector number
- 3427
- Date
- April 15, 1960
- Locality
- Lihue, Kauai High School grounds
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Stuppy, W.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 15, 1960, Stone, B.C.; Kato, T. also collected 1 other specimen.
Aleurites moluccanus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1960. 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 497721. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956635278. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/497721.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956635278 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026