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Calodendrum eickii

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Calodendrum eickii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Calodendrum
Species:
C. eickii
Binomial name
Calodendrum eickii
Engl., 1903 [1], as Calodendron eckii

Calodendrum eickii is a rare forest tree from Tanzania which is closely related to the widely cultivated Calodendrum capense, or Cape chestnut.

The tree is endemic to montane Juniperus forest in the West Usambara Mountains where it is under threat from expansion of commercial pine plantations and agricultural development.

References

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  1. ^ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Calodendrum eickii
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