Candelnut vs Lacquered Bracket

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Malpighiales (金虎尾目)	Polyporales (多孔菌目)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Ganoderma
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Lacquered Bracket
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.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.