Candelnut vs Conch apple

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Passiflora maliformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Conch apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Passifloraceae
Genus	Aleurites	Passiflora
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Passiflora maliformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Candelnut and Conch apple share a common ancestor at the Order level: Malpighiales. (Malpighiales)

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Conch apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Conch apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in India.

Conch apple

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.