''Commidendrum'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of trees and shrubs in the family
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
endemic to the island of
Saint Helena in the
South Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
. The vernacular name is ''gumwood'' or ''scrubwood''.
; Species
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* †'' Commidendrum burchellii'' (Hook.f.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.Plant Illustrations, ''Commidendrum burchellii'']
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* '' 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
External links
Global trees campaign: ''Saint Helena gumwood''
Asteraceae genera
Flora of Saint Helena
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