Elaeodendron

Elaeodendron
Elaeodendron croceum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Elaeodendron Jacq.
Species
See text
Synonyms [1]
CrocoxylonEckl. & Zeyh. ElaeodendrumMurray HartogiaL.f., nom. illeg. HartogiellaCodd LoureiraRaeusch. NeerijaRoxb. PariliaDennst. PortenschlagiaTratt. PseudocassineBredell RubentiaComm. ex Juss. SchreberaRetz., nom. illeg. SchreberaThunb., nom. illeg. TelemachiaUrb.

Elaeodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the staff vine family, Celastraceae. It includes 40 species native to the tropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Australia, and the South Pacific. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

As of March 2025 ^[update] , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 40 species: ^[1]

• Elaeodendron anjouanense H.Perrier
• Elaeodendron aquifolium (Fiori) Chiov.
• Elaeodendron australe Vent.
• Elaeodendron brachycremastron Guillaumin
• Elaeodendron buchananii (Loes.) Loes.
• Elaeodendron bupleuroides (Guillaumin) R.H.Archer
• Elaeodendron croceum (Thunb.) DC.
• Elaeodendron cunninghamii Montrouz.
• Elaeodendron curtipendulum Endl.
• Elaeodendron ehrenbergii Urb.
• Elaeodendron ellipticum Decne.
• Elaeodendron fruticosum N.Robson
• Elaeodendron glaucum (Rottb.) Pers.
• Elaeodendron gymnosporoides Baker
• Elaeodendron humbertii H.Perrier
• Elaeodendron kamerunense (Loes.) Villiers
• Elaeodendron lanceolatum Urb. & Ekman
• Elaeodendron laneanum A.H.Moore
• Elaeodendron lycioides Baker
• Elaeodendron matabelicum Loes.
• Elaeodendron melanocarpum F.Muell.
• Elaeodendron nipense Bisse
• Elaeodendron nitidulum Baker
• Elaeodendron orientale Jacq.
• Elaeodendron paniculatum Wight & Arn.
• Elaeodendron papillosum Hochst.
• Elaeodendron parvifolium R.H.Archer
• Elaeodendron pauciflorum Tul.
• Elaeodendron pilosum Baker
• Elaeodendron pininsulare Hürl.
• Elaeodendron schinoides Spreng.
• Elaeodendron schlechterianum (Loes.) Loes.
• Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum (Loes.) Loes.
• Elaeodendron trachycladum Baker
• Elaeodendron transvaalense (Burtt Davy) R.H.Archer
• Elaeodendron vaccinioides Baker
• Elaeodendron viburnifolium (Juss.) Merr.
• Elaeodendron vitiense A.C.Sm.
• Elaeodendron xylocarpum (Vent.) DC.
• Elaeodendron zeyheri Turcz.

Formerly placed in Elaeodendron

• Cassine laneana (A.H.Moore) J.Ingram (as E. laneanum) ^{[4] [5]}
• Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Mazz. (as E. fortuneiTurcz.)
• Flindersia maculosa (Lindl.) F.Muell. (as E. maculosumLindl.)
• Maytenus quadrangulata (Schrad.) Loes. (as E. quadrangulatum(Schrad.) Reissek) ^[6]

References

1. "Elaeodendron Jacq". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
2. "Elaeodendron J.Jacq". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
3. "Elaeodendron Jacq". World Flora Online . World Flora Online Consortium. 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
4. "Celastraceae Cassine laneana (A.H.Moore ) J.Ingram". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
5. "Bermuda Olivewood (Cassine laneana syn. Elaeodendron laneanum)". Bermuda Department of Conservation Services. Archived from the original on 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
6. "GRIN Species Records of Elaeodendron". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2010-10-02.