Celastraceae
Elaeodendron

Elaeodendron xylocarpum (Vent.) DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 11 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & S. Mexico to Venezuela, Caribbean. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Guyana

Native to:

Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [Cited as Cassine xylocarpa.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Balick, M. J., M. H. Nee & D.E. Atha (2000). Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 85: 1-246.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2009). Nova silva cusatlantica. Árboles nativos e introduciados de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29-1: 1-438.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Harris, W. [5125], Jamaica K000537374 Yes
Harris, W. [5125], Jamaica K000537373 Yes
Sintenis, P. [6713], Puerto Rico Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. corymbosum K000537376 Yes
Sintenis, P. [529], Puerto Rico Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. corymbosum K000537378 Yes
Sintenis, P. [926], Puerto Rico Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. corymbosum K000537377 Yes
Sintenis, P. [3363], Puerto Rico Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. corymbosum K000537375 Yes
Smith, H.H. [446], St.Vincent Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. caribaeum K000537382 Yes
Eggers [3874], Bahamas Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. bahamense K000494694 Unknown type material Yes
Linden [1640], Chiapas Maytenus trichotoma K000534992 Yes
MacFadyen [23], Jamaica Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. obovatum K000537381 Yes
Wright [s.n.], Jamaica Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. obovatum K000537380 Yes
MacFadyen [s.n.], Jamaica Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. obovatum K000537379 Yes
Wright, C. [1144], Cuba Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. attenuatum K000494696 Yes
Wright, C. [2206], Cuba Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. attenuatum K000494695 Yes
Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. attenuatum K000494698 Yes
Wright, C. [2207], Cuba Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. attenuatum K000494697 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0