Calodendrum eickii

Calodendrum eickii
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	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 (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

• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Calodendrum eickii