Candelnut vs five-leaf crotalaria

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Crotalaria quinquefolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	five-leaf crotalaria
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Crotalaria
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Crotalaria quinquefolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Candelnut and five-leaf crotalaria share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	five-leaf crotalaria
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.

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

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.