''Commidendrum'' is a
genus
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of trees and shrubs in the family
Asteraceae
Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...
endemic to the island of
Saint Helena
Saint Helena (, ) is one of the three constituent parts of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a remote British overseas territory.
Saint Helena is a volcanic and tropical island, located in the South Atlantic Ocean, some 1,874 km ...
in the
South Atlantic Ocean
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. The vernacular name is ''gumwood'' or ''scrubwood''.
; Species
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* †'' Commidendrum burchellii'' (Hook.f.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.Plant Illustrations, ''Commidendrum burchellii'']
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* ''Commidendrum robustum
''Commidendrum robustum'', the Saint Helena gumwood, is a species of tree endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Though it is now comparatively rare, it was once o ...
'' (Roxb.) DC. (Saint Helena gumwood)
* ''Commidendrum rotundifolium
''Commidendrum rotundifolium'', the bastard gumwood, is a species of tree endemic to the island of Saint Helena. It was thought to be extinct, but one last tree was discovered in Horse Pasture in 1982. This tree, long believed to be the last, wa ...
'' (Roxb.) DC. (bastard gumwood)
* ''Commidendrum rugosum
''Commidendrum rugosum'', known as scrubwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Description
The plant is endemic to the island of Saint Helena, off the coast of Africa.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical d ...
'' (Aiton) DC. (scrubwood)
* ''Commidendrum spurium
''Commidendrum spurium'', the false gumwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Saint Helena. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rocky areas, and rocky shores. It i ...
'' (G. Forst.) DC. (false gumwood)
References
External links
Global trees campaign: ''Saint Helena gumwood''
Asteraceae genera
Flora of Saint Helena
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