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Kukui Nut Tree/Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccana

Description:

This tree was roughly 20 feet tall, though some of these trees can grow up to 80 feet tall. It has large, three pointed light green leaves. It bears nuts in certain times of the year.

Habitat:

This tree was found outside of a building in Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Campus. These trees grow in valleys and mountains, common in humid, wet areas. They are common in Hawaiʻi

Notes:

This tree is the state tree of Hawaiʻi and also represents the island of Molokaʻi.

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Kamehameha Schools
Spotted by a stud ent at Kamehameha Schools

Hawaii, USA

Spotted on Nov 26, 2014
Submitted on Dec 4, 2014

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