Aleurites moluccanus
Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
| Ordre | Malpighiales |
|---|---|
| Famille | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genre | Aleurites |
2n =
Origine : aire d'origine
sauvage ou cultivé
| Français | ' |
|---|---|
| Anglais | ' |
Résumé des usages
- amandes utilisées pour faire des chandelles
- amandes comestibles
- huile des amandes à usage industriel
Description
1, branche en fruits ; 2, feuille d'un jeune arbre ; 3, fruit (section longitudinale); 4, "noix" (vue de face); 5, "noix" (vue de côté); 6, "noix" (section longitudinale) (PROSEA)
Noms populaires
Classification
Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd. (1805) "moluccana"
basionyme :
- Jatropha moluccana L. (1753)
- Aleurites trilobus J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. (1776) "triloba"
Les noms en -ites sont masculins suivant l'Art. 62.4 du Code de Shenzhen.
Cultivars
Histoire
Usages
Aleurites triloba Forst. CANDLENUT TREE. COUNTRY WALNUT. OTAHEITE WALNUT. Tropical Asia and Pacific Islands. This is a large tree cultivated in tropical countries for the sake of its nuts. It is native to the eastern islands of the Malayan Archipelago and of the Samoan group. In the Hawaiian Islands, it occurs in extensive forests. The kernels of the nut when dried and stuck on a reed are used by the Polynesians as a substitute for candles and as an article of food in New Georgia. When pressed they yield a large proportion of pure, palatable oil, also used as a drying oil for paint and known as walnut-oil and artist's-oil[1].
- ↑ Black, A. A. Treas. Bot. 1:36. 1870.
Références
- Elevitch, Craig (ed.), 2006. Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: their culture, environment, and use. Holualoa, Hawai'i, Permanent Agriculture Resources. 816 p. Agroforestry télécharger le pdf