''Crinodendron'' is a genus of evergreen shrubs or trees belonging to the family

Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpaceae is a family of flowering plants. The family contains approximately 615 species of trees and shrubs in 12 genera."Elaeocarpaceae" In: Klaus Kubitzki (ed.). ''The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants'' vol. VI. Springer-Verlag: Ber ...

native to South America. Some are cultivated as ornamentals in Europe and elsewhere. They have narrow, leathery

evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has Leaf, foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many diffe ...

leaves and pendent bell-shaped flowers in red, pink or white.

Description

''Crinodendron'' are 2–7 m tall,Sampaio, D.; Teixeira, L.A. Elaeocarpaceae in Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: . Accessed on: 28 Jan. 2025 evergreenSchmidt, P. A., Schulz, B. (2023).
Fitschen - Gehölzflora: Ein Buch zum Bestimmen der in Mitteleuropa wild wachsenden und angepflanzten Bäume und Sträucher.
p. 398. Deutschland: Quelle & Meyer Verlag. trees or shrubs.''Crinodendron''. (n.d.). Oregon State University. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/crinodendron

Taxonomy

It was published by Giovanni Ignazio Molina in 1782Molina, Giovanni Ignazio (1782)
Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili.
p. 179. Boloña: Stamperia di S. Tomaso d'Aquino. with '' Crinodendron patagua'' as the type species.

Species

It has four species:''Crinodendron'' Molina. (n.d.-c). WFO Plant List. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://wfoplantlist.org/taxon/wfo-4000009698-2024-12?page=1''Crinodendron'' Molina. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved January 27, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:39407-1 # '' Crinodendron brasiliense'' # ''

Crinodendron hookerianum ''Crinodendron hookerianum'', known as the Chilean lantern tree, is an evergreen tree in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is endemic to Chile, where it occurs from Cautin to Palena (38 to 43°S). It grows near streams and in very humid and shady p ...

'' # '' Crinodendron patagua'' # '' Crinodendron tucumanum''

Etymology

The generic name ''Crinodendron'' is composed of two Greek words: krinon, meaning lily, in reference to the fragrant, white, lily-like flowers of ''Crinodendron patagua'', and dendron, meaning tree.''Crinodendron hookerianum'' , Landscape Plants , Oregon State University. (n.d.). Retrieved April 11, 2023, from https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/crinodendron-hookerianum

Evolution

This genus is most closely related to the Australian '' Peripentadenia''. They appear to descend from a common ancestor that dispersed across the

Antarctic land bridge The Antarctic land bridge was a land bridge connecting the continents of South America, Antarctica, and Australia that existed from the Late Cretaceous to the Late Eocene. The land bridge consisted of the entire continent of Antarctica (at the time ...

during the

Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the more recent of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous Series. The Cretaceous is named after ''cre ...

Distribution

It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and has been introduced to the

Juan Fernández Islands The Juan Fernández Islands () are a sparsely inhabited series of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, reliant on tourism and fishing. Situated off the coast of Chile, they are composed of three main volcanic islands: Robinson Crusoe Island, R ...

Ecology

Pollination

''Crinodendron patagua'' is insect pollinated, ''Crinodendron hookerianum'' is hummingbird pollinated,Jones, B. & University of Oxford, Department of Plant Sciences. (n.d.). Plant 234 ''Crinodendron'' species (Elaeocarpaceae) Lantern trees. Oxford Plants 400. Retrieved January 27, 2025, from https://dps007.plants.ox.ac.uk/bol/plants400/Profiles/cd/CrinodendronAldridge, J. (2022), ''Crinodendron'' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/crinodendron/). Accessed 2025-01-27. and ''Crinodendron tucumanum'' is insect pollinated.

Horticulture

In cultivation in

temperate In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (approximately 23.5° to 66.5° N/S of the Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ran ...

areas they require a sheltered location.

References

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q2891041 Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpaceae genera Plants described in 1782