''Melanodendron'' 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 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 ...
, with only one species, ''Melanodendron integrifolium'' (black cabbage tree), native to the island of
Saint Helena (South Atlantic Ocean). It is related to the Saint Helenan gumwoods (''
Commidendrum'' spp.) and is the most common of the remaining
cabbage tree species of Saint Helena, although it is considered endangered due to the restricted population size.
See also
*
Flora of Saint Helena The flora of Saint Helena, an isolated island in the South Atlantic Ocean, is exceptional in its high level of endemism and the severe threats facing the survival of the flora. In phytogeography, it is in the phytochorion St. Helena and Ascension R ...
References
* Cronk, Q.C.B. (1995) The endemic Flora of St Helena. Anthony Nelson Ltd, Oswestry.
Monotypic Asteraceae genera
Flora of Saint Helena
Astereae
Endangered plants
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