Candelnut vs Crying Tree

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Euphorbia cupularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Crying Tree
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 same	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Euphorbia
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Euphorbia cupularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Candelnut and Crying Tree share a common ancestor at the Family level: Euphorbiaceae.

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Crying Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Crying Tree
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.

Crying Tree

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.