Candelnut vs Sieva bean

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Sieva bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Malpighiales (말피기아목)	Fabales (콩목)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Phaseolus
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Phaseolus lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Candelnut and Sieva bean share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (목련강)

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Sieva bean
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.

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.