Celastraceae

Elaeodendron Jacq.

First published in Ic. Pl. Rar. 1(2): 5, t. 48 (1782)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Guyana

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Borneo, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Panamá, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Western Australia, Windward Is., Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Ascension, St.Helena

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Chase, M.W. (2017). Plants of the World. An illustrated encyclopedia of vascular plants: 1-792. Kew Publishing, The university of Chicago Press.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

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

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Icon. Pl. Rar. 1: t. 48 (1782), 5 (1787)
  • in Nov. Act. Helv. 1: 36, t. 2 fig. 2 (1787).

Flora of Somalia

  • Archer & van Wyk in S. Afr. J. Bot. 64: 93–109 (1998).
  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by Sebsebe Demissew [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ic. Pl. Rar. 1, p. 5 (1787)
  • Ic. Pl. Rar. 1, t. 48 (1782)
  • in Nov. Act Helv. 1: 36, 1: 2/2 (1787)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2005 Schatz, G.E.; Armbruster, W.S. [3152] Madagascar K000036011 No
Jun 1, 2005 D'Arcy, M.G.; Rakotozafy, A. [15357] Madagascar K000036012 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K005162488 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [50333] Sri Lanka K005162481 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4326] India K001038708 Unknown Type Material Yes
Buchanan-Hamilton, F. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132956 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kostermans [25070] Sri Lanka K005162485 Yes
Wirawan, N.; Cooray, R.G.; Balakrishnan, N. [955] Sri Lanka K005162483 Yes
Cramer, L.H. [4938] Sri Lanka K005162475 Yes
Harris, W. [12756] Jamaica K005162786 Yes
Comanor, P.L. [899] Sri Lanka K005162478 Yes
Kenya K:SPC-32249.000 No
Harris, W. [10143] Jamaica K000816802 Yes
Waas, S. [639] Sri Lanka K005162476 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K005162791 Yes
[Thw.] [2585] Sri Lanka K005162487 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [2016] Sri Lanka K005162480 Yes
Wilson, P. [7255] Bahamas, The K005162790 Yes
Meijer, W. [199] Sri Lanka K005162477 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K005162484 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K004117691 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001691489 Yes
Baron Eggers [149] Jamaica K005162788 Yes
s.coll. [BT1273] Jamaica K005162789 Yes
Wirawan, N. [681] Sri Lanka K005162474 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7503] India K001127416 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Thw.] [2520] Sri Lanka K005162486 Yes
Vélez, I. [3071] United States K004117693 Yes
Buchanan-Hamilton, F. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132957 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7503] India K001127417 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kostermans [27791] Sri Lanka K000669875 Type Yes
Tonduz, A. [11681] Costa Rica K000494700 Type Yes
Harris, W. [10108] Jamaica K000817039 Yes
Duchassaing [s.n.] Jamaica K005162787 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [2085] Sri Lanka K005162479 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [s.n.] Honduras K005163160 Yes
Kostermans [24309] Sri Lanka K005162482 Yes
Zeven, A.C. [258] Botswana Crocoxylon K004635002 Yes
van Son, G. [28807] Botswana Crocoxylon K004635003 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, António de Figueiredo [3658] Mozambique Crocoxylon K004424998 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A.F. [3658] Mozambique Crocoxylon K004424997 Yes
Ngoni, J.F. [425] Botswana Crocoxylon K004424999 Yes
Evens, J. [286A] Botswana Crocoxylon K004635001 Yes
Evens, J. [286] Botswana Crocoxylon K004425000 Yes

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0