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Aleurites moluccana
(Euphorbiaceae)
Indian walnut, candlenut

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Species description or overview

Aleurites moluccana information from PIER
Information on Aleurites moluccana as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Kukui (Aleurites moluccana) overview from the National Tropical Botanical Garden
The taxonomy, distribution, and role of kukui in medicine, indigenous practices, and mythology are included on this site from NTBG.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Aleurites moluccana
Nomenclatural information about Aleurites moluccana is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Aleurites moluccana
Nomenclatural information about Aleurites moluccana is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Aleurites moluccana  new posting 
Nomenclatural information about Aleurites moluccana is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Aleurites moluccana (Euphorbiaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Aleurites moluccana as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Images

Images of Aleurites moluccana (Euphorbiaceae) (kukui)
Links to high-resolution free images of Aleurites moluccana (Euphorbiaceae) (kukui) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Aleurites moluccana
Mixed Rights

Aleurites moluccana images from PIER
Images of Aleurites moluccana provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Herbarium specimens

Images of voucher specimens for Aleurites moluccana from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA)
Images of voucher specimens of Aleurites moluccana from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA) are available online.

Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Aleurites moluccana
Mixed Rights

Books

A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants
Perry, Frances and Roy Hay. 1982. A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants. Ward Lock Limited, Great Britain. 136 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-442-26859-9. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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