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Candlenut

Scientific name: Aleurites moluccanus

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0439

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IUCN assessment (2017) gives the following habitat information for Aleurites moluccanus: forests.

SRC-C540-B05-P9-ENT0439

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Aleurites moluccanus trees thrive in moist tropical regions up to 1200 m altitude.

SRC-DSC-8492E1100B

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1Aleurites moluccanus — IUCN 2017 assessmentSRC-C540-B05-P9-ENT0439
3Aleurites moluccana (Handbook of Energy Crops)SRC-DSC-8492E1100B

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Aleurites moluccanus is native to Malaysia, Polynesia, the Malay Peninsula, the Philippines and South Sea islands, and is now widely distributed in the tropics.

SRC-DSC-8492E1100B

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3Aleurites moluccana (Handbook of Energy Crops)SRC-DSC-8492E1100B

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