Aleurites moluccanus
Candlenut
As recorded: Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Gillespie, J.W.
- Collector number
- 4249
- Date
- December 9, 1927
- Locality
- Viti Levu
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Fiji
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 9, 1927, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 16 other specimens.
Anacolosa lutea
Botany
Badusa corymbifera
Botany
Canarium vitiense
Botany
Cyrtandra milnei
Botany
Cyrtandra milnei
Botany
Dysoxylum mollissimum
Botany
Ficus barclayana
Botany
Lycianthes vitiensis
Botany
Metrosideros collina
Botany
Nephrolepis obliterata
Botany
Nephrolepis obliterata
Botany
Nephrolepis obliterata
Botany
Podocarpus neriifolius
Botany
Premna protrusa
Botany
Pteris biaurita
Botany
Tectaria dissecta
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,900 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
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)
2026-10-14
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Aleurites moluccanus. BISH 649552. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956520237. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/649552.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956520237 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026