Elaeodendron Glaucum
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''Elaeodendron'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the staff vine family,
Celastraceae The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 98 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the staf ...
. It includes 40 species native to the tropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Australia, and the South Pacific.


Species

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Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
accepts the following 40 species:


Formerly placed in Elaeodendron

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Cassine laneana ''Elaeodendron laneanum'', commonly known as the Bermuda olivewood, is a species of tree in the family Celastraceae that is endemic to Bermuda. It is considered an endangered species. Distribution and habitat Endemic to Bermuda, ''E. laneanum'' ...
'' (A.H.Moore) J.Ingram (as ''E. laneanum'') * ''
Euonymus fortunei ''Euonymus fortunei'', the spindle, Fortune's spindle, winter creeper or wintercreeper, is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to east Asia, including China, Korea, the Philippines and Japan. ''E. fortunei'' is highly ...
'' (Turcz.) Hand.-Mazz. (as ''E. fortunei'' Turcz.) * ''
Flindersia maculosa ''Flindersia maculosa'', commonly known as leopardwood or leopard tree, is a species of tree in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to inland areas of eastern Australia. It has mottled bark, simple leaves arranged in opposite pairs, white to cre ...
'' (Lindl.) F.Muell. (as ''E. maculosum'' Lindl.) * '' Maytenus quadrangulata'' (Schrad.) Loes. (as ''E. quadrangulatum'' (Schrad.) Reissek)


References

Celastrales genera Pantropical flora {{Celastraceae-stub