Aleurites moluccanus

Aleurites moluccanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Aleuritideae
Subtribus: Aleuritinae
Genus: Aleurites
Species: Aleurites moluccanus

Name

Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd., 1805

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Jatropha moluccana L., Sp. Pl.: 1006 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Manihot moluccana (L.) Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 167 (1766).
  • Mallotus moluccanus (L.) Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 185 (1865).
  • Mallotus moluccanus var. genuinus Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 185 (1865), not validly publ.
  • Rottlera moluccana (L.) Scheff., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 122 (1869).
  • Camerium moluccanum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 595 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Aleurites trilobus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Char. Gen. Pl.: 112 (1776).
  • Dryandra oleifera Lam., Encycl. 2: 329 (1786).
  • Camirium cordifolium Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 194 (1791).
  • Aleurites ambinux Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 579 (1807).
  • Aleurites commutatus Geiseler, Croton. Monogr.: 82 (1807).
  • Camirium oleosum Reinw. ex Blume, Catalogus: 104 (1823).
  • Ricinus dicoccus Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 690 (1832).
  • Aleurites lanceolatus Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 757 (1837).
  • Aleurites lobatus Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 756 (1837).
  • Aleurites cordifolius (Gaertn.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 49 (1840).
  • Aleurites pentaphyllus Benth. in N.Wallich, Numer. List: n.º 7959 (1847), nom. nud.
  • Aleurites angustifolius Vieill., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 16: 60 (1862).
  • Aleurites integrifolius Vieill., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 16: 59 (1862).
  • Telopea perspicua Sol. ex Seem., Fl. Vit.: 223 (1867).
  • Aleurites javanicus Gand., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 27 (1913).
  • Aleurites remyi Sherff, Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 17: 558 (1939).
  • Aleurites moluccanus var. serotinus O.Deg. & Sherff, Amer. J. Bot. 38: 57 (1951).
  • Aleurites moluccanus var. floccosus Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. 20: 26, 393 (1966).
  • Aleurites moluccanus var. remyi (Sherff) B.C.Stone, Pacific Sci. 21: 553 (1967).
  • Aleurites moluccanus var. aulanii O.Deg. & I.Deg., Phytologia 21: 316 (1971).
  • Aleurites moluccanus var. katoi O.Deg., I.Deg. & B.S.Stone, Phytologia 21: 315 (1971).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to NE. Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1805. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 4, pars 1. pp. [1]–629. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 4(1):590.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Aleurites moluccanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Aleurites moluccanus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 11 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Aleurites moluccanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Aleurites moluccanus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aleurites moluccanus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Banjar: Kaminting
Deutsch: Lichtnußbaum
English: candleberry, candlenut, candlenut-tree, Indian-walnut, lumbangtree, varnishtree
suomi: Hopeatungpuu
français: noyer de bancoul, noyer des Moluques
Hawaiʻi: kuku'i, kukui
日本語: ククイ
Jawa: kemiri
Bahasa Melayu: buah keras
polski: tung molukański
português: noz-da-Índia, nogueira-brasileira, nogueira-da-Índia, nogueira-de-iguape
русский: Лумбанг
Sunda: muncang
Kiswahili: mkaa
Tagalog: lumbang
lea faka-Tonga: tuitui
中文: 石栗

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