Commidendrum Explained

Commidendrum is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Asteraceae endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. The vernacular name is gumwood or scrubwood.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

• †Commidendrum burchellii (Hook.f.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.^[4]
• 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)

External links

• Global trees campaign: Saint Helena gumwood

Notes and References

1. Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1833. Archives de Botanique 2: 334
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40012912 Tropicos, Commidendrum Burch. ex DC.
3. Melliss, J.C., St. Helena: A Physical, Historical, and Topographical Description of the Island, vol. 4: t. 36 (1875)
4. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=62313 Plant Illustrations, Commidendrum burchellii