Candelnut vs cow-itch-cherry

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Malpighia urens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	cow-itch-cherry
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	Malpighiaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Malpighia
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Malpighia urens

Evolutionary Relationship

Candelnut and cow-itch-cherry share a common ancestor at the Order level: Malpighiales. (Malpighiales)

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch-cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	cow-itch-cherry
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.

cow-itch-cherry

Habitat

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

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.