A north Qld native, this large rainforest tree has a spreading crown of large leaves. The brown fruit envelopes the highly nutritious nuts that are delicious roasted. Commonly used in Indonesian dishes, curry pastes and as a meat tenderiser. The nuts should not be eaten raw as the toxin in the oil can induce nausea and vomiting. The early settlers found that the high oil content of the nuts enabled them to burn with a smoky flame for up to 20 minutes.
Weed Warning: This large rainforest tree is a north Qld native, however it is a very vigorous self seeder and can cause concern outside of its local area, producing an abundance of the brown fruit.
175mm | $14.90 AU | In Production | 
| Height | Frost tol. | Pollination req'd | Evergreen/Deciduous | Harvest period |
| 10-20 | No | Evergreen | Summer |
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It can be distilled, twice, to make bio-diesel | Julian Galton-fenzi - Kampala, UGAND 04-Dec-2005
Candle nut is becoming a bit of a weed in S/E QLD and think twice about planting out its range as it is a fast growing agressive self seeeder. I have pulled the one up that I planted in the Rainforest re-vegetation area on my property because of this. | Phil - Beechmont, QLD 20-Apr-2007
It can be used to make candles and soaps, they can be eaten roasted, they are very oily also they can be a nasty laxitive( dont try it) | Juliee Edge - Mackay, QLD 28-Sep-2009
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