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Kukui Nut

Photo by mkl2101
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Kukui or Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccana

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You could try posting to the Hawaii Bioblitz mission, if you'd like more input: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/18212367
From J. Beachy: "Kukui, sometimes called Candlenut, is a Polynesian introduction to Hawai'i. It is a non-native species, but is culturally important. The definition of a non-native species is: "This species arrived in Hawaiʻi moved (knowingly or accidentally) by people or our conveyances (boats, planes). " Kukui nuts were made into lei or tops, and the meaty/oily kernal inside the nut was burned for light, or used for food (inamona)."
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PublishedMarch 7, 2013

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