Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd
Indian walnut
Evergreen tree grows to 30 m high leaves simple, variable in shape, young leaves large, up to 30 cm long, palmate, with 3-7 acuminate lobes, shining whitish above when young, becoming green with age, with rusty stellate pubescence beneath when young that persists on veins and petiole Flowers white or creamy in rusty-pubescent panicle cymes fruit drupe, indehiscent, 5 cm in diameter, containing 1-2 hard shelled seeds
Soil: grow on a variety of soils, including red loams, stony clay ground, sand and limestone
Ph: 5-8 lightly acidic to alkaline soils
Ornamental plant.. In traditional medicine the seed is used as a laxative. The roasted seed is eaten in small quantities only, since larger amounts are said to be laxative . It is an excellent species for use as a pioneer when restoring native woodland and establishing woodland gardens, though its ability to become naturalized in new areas means it should not be used outside areas where it is already established.
Aleurites javanicus Gand, Aleurites trilobus JRForst & GForst
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