Candelnut vs Poison devil's-pepper

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Poison devil's-pepper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Rauvolfia
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Rauvolfia vomitoria

Evolutionary Relationship

Candelnut and Poison devil's-pepper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Poison devil's-pepper
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.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and United States.

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.