Commidendrum

Commidendrum
Commidendrum rugosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Homochrominae
Genus:	Commidendrum Burch. ex DC.
Synonyms[1]
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.[2][3][4]

Species[1]

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

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist 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

External links

• Global trees campaign: Saint Helena gumwood

Media related to Commidendrum at Wikimedia Commons