Candelnut vs Red Lauan

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Shorea negrosensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Red Lauan
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Shorea
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Shorea negrosensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Red Lauan
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.

Red Lauan

Habitat

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

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.