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Commidendrum

Commidendrum is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Asteraceae endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. The vernacular name is gumwood or scrubwood.Species†Commidendrum burchellii (Hook.f.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl. Commidendrum robustum (Roxb.) DC. Commidendrum rotundifolium (Roxb.) DC. Commidendrum rugosum (Aiton) DC. (scrubwood) Commidendrum spurium (G. Forst.) DC.

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Commidendrum
Commidendrum rugosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Homochrominae
Genus: Commidendrum
Burch. ex DC.
Synonyms1
  • Dectis Raf.
  • Commidendron Lem., spelling variant

Commidendrum is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Asteraceae endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. The vernacular name is gumwood or scrubwood.234

Species1
References

References

  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Deprecated link archived 2014-11-15 at archive.today
  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
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