Candelnut vs strychninebush

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Strychnos lucida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	strychninebush
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	Loganiaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Strychnos
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Strychnos lucida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

strychninebush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	strychninebush
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.

strychninebush

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.