Candelnut vs Dilated Scalewort

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Frullania
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Frullania dilatata

Evolutionary Relationship

Candelnut and Dilated Scalewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Dilated Scalewort
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.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.