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Commidendrum
Commidendrum rugosum
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Commidendrum

Synonyms[1]

Commidendrum is a genus of trees and shrubs in the sunflower family endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. The vernacular name is gumwood or scrubwood.[2][3][4]

Species[1]
  1. Commidendrum burchellii (Hook.f.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.[5]
  2. Commidendrum robustum (Roxb.) DC. (Saint Helena gumwood)
  3. Commidendrum rotundifolium (Roxb.) DC. (bastard gumwood)
  4. Commidendrum rugosum (Aiton) DC. (scrubwood)
  5. Commidendrum spurium (G. Forst.) DC. (false gumwood)

References

  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1833. Archives de Botanique 2: 334
  3. ^ Tropicos, Commidendrum Burch. ex DC.
  4. ^ Melliss, J.C., St. Helena: A Physical, Historical, and Topographical Description of the Island, vol. 4: t. 36 (1875)
  5. ^ Plant Illustrations, Commidendrum burchellii