Candelnut vs Mountain Needlewood

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Hakea lissosperma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Mountain Needlewood
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Proteaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Hakea
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Hakea lissosperma

Evolutionary Relationship

Candelnut and Mountain Needlewood share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Needlewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Mountain Needlewood
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.

Mountain Needlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France.

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.