Celastraceae

Elaeodendron Jacq.

First published in Icon. Pl. Rar. 1: 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 Repu, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, 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, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Western Australia, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, 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 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 D'Arcy, M.G.; Rakotozafy, A. [15357] Madagascar K000036012 No
Jun 1, 2005 Schatz, G.E.; Armbruster, W.S. [3152] Madagascar K000036011 No
Buchanan-Hamilton, F. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132956 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4326] India K001038708 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kenya K:SPC-32249.000 No
Buchanan-Hamilton, F. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132957 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tonduz, A. [11681] Costa Rica K000494700 Type Yes
Kostermans [27791] Sri Lanka K000669875 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7503] India K001127416 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7503] India K001127417 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • 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
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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
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