Euphorbiaceae

Subfamily Acalyphoideae
Tribe Acalypheae

• Acalypha hispida
• Acalypha repens
• Acalypha wilkesiana `Macafeana'

Subfamily Acalyphoideae
Tribe Plukenetieae

• Dalechampia roezliana

Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Aleuritideae

• Aleurites moluccana
• Garcia nutans

Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Codiaeae

• Codiaeum variegatum

Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Jatropheae

• Jatropha gossypiifolia var. gossypiifolia
• Jatropha podagrica

Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Manihoteae

• Manihot esculenta

Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Micrandreae

• Hevea brasiliensis

Subfamily Euphorbioideae
Tribe Euphorbieae

• Euphorbia abyssinica
• Euphorbia aeruginosa
• Euphorbia aeruginosa
• Euphorbia canariensis
• Euphorbia caputmedusae
• Euphorbia cf. submammillaris
• Euphorbia clandestina
• Euphorbia decaryi var. decaryi
• Euphorbia enterophora ssp. enterophora
• Euphorbia globosa
• Euphorbia greenwayi var. greenwayi
• Euphorbia guiengola
• Euphorbia lactea
• Euphorbia leuconeura
• Euphorbia mamillaris fa. variegata
• Euphorbia mammillaris
• Euphorbia milii var. splendens
• Euphorbia neriifolia
• Euphorbia neutra
• Euphorbia obesa
• Euphorbia obesa ssp. obesa
• Euphorbia platyclada var. platyclada
• Euphorbia polygona cv. 'Snowflake'
• Euphorbia stenoclada ssp. stenoclada
• Euphorbia susannae
• Euphorbia tetracanthoides
• Euphorbia tirucalli
• Euphorbia trigona
• Euphorbia unidentified
• Euphorbia unidentified
• Euphorbia unidentified
• Euphorbia virosa ssp. virosa
• Monadenium reflexum
• Monadenium ritchiei ssp. ritchiei
• Pedilanthus macrocarpus "Candelilla"
• Synadenium compactum var. compactum
• Synadenium compactum var. rubrum

• Query IPNI
• Common Name: Candlenut, Country Walnut
• Family: Euphorbiaceae Juss.

• Country of Origin: China, Phillipines
• Habitat:

• Description: A large, open and well-formed tree native to tropical Asia. The oily nuts were used by the natives as candles, hence the name of the tree. The shells are black when ripe and, in Hawaii, are polished and used in leis. The kernels are eaten as a relish after baking and act as a laxative on some people.

  The plant grows in Hawaii and in the warmer protected areas of South Florida. Propagation is by seeds or cuttings.