Candelnut vs false pepperwort

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	false pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Marsilea
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Marsilea crenata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	false pepperwort
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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.