Non scientific name details for candle nut - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

candle nut

1 Accepted name(s) for "candle nut":

Accepted name
Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.

2 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Drug form:	Plant parts:
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)	Aleurites triloba Forst.	Aleurites trilobus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.	Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)	Aleurites moluccana Willd.	Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.	Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.		nuts, seeds, pulped kernel, bark, leaves
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)	Aleurites moluccana	Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.	Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.	seed oil	seeds, bark, kernel, leaves

10 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "candle nut":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
buah keras	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
candlenut tree	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
indian walnut	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kembiri	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kemiri	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
shí lì	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
walnut-tree	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
zhú guǒ shù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
烛果树	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
石栗	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)