Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.

vernacular Indian walnut — species · Euphorbiaceae

USDA: ALMO
GBIF: 4930679
Rank: species

Indian walnut (Aleurites moluccanus) — Platephotograph · no rights reservedCC0 · public domain source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Euphorbiaceae Juss.
Genus: Aleurites

§2a

Native status, by region

HI Hawaii Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
PR Puerto Rico Introduced
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 6 counties across 2 states/territories

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 6 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Medium
Shade: Medium
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: High
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: None
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: Medium

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 49 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 365 min.
Precipitation: 40–200 in/yr
pH range: 5.5–7
Root depth: 36 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: coarse, medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Stem
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Long
Mature height: 50 ft
Height @ 20 y: 50 ft
Foliage texture: Coarse
Foliage colour: Gray-Green
Porosity (summer): Dense
Porosity (winter): Dense
Flower colour: White
Fruit colour: Black
Fire resistant: Yes
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Spring
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Spring
Seed ends: Summer
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 44
Propagation: seed, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: Yes
Palatable, human: Yes
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 6 counties across 2 states/territories.

Florida view state ↗ 2 I ▾

Hawaii view state ↗ 4 I ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/ALMO ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/4930679 ↗

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