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Calodendrum
Sign in to saveCalodendrum is a genus of medium-sized evergreen trees comprising two species from Africa. Calodendrum capense, the Cape chestnut, is a well known tree that is widely cultivated, while Calodendrum eickii is a rare forest tree from Tanzania. The botanical name comes from Greek, kalos means beautiful and dendrum means tree. Both species are harvested for their timber in Africa.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Calodendrum is referenced by 17 other articles, and connects out to Africa, Tanzania and plant.
It sits within the topics Zanthoxyloideae and Zanthoxyloideae genera.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilyRutaceae
Calodendrum es un género con dos especies de plantas perteneciente a la familia Rutaceae. Son árboles nativos de África. Especies Calodendrum capense Thunb. Calodendrum eickii Engl. Referencias IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Calodendrum eickii Lord, Tony (2003) Flora : The Gardener's Bible : More than 20,000 garden plants from around the world. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-30436-435-5 Macoboy, Stirling (1979) What Tree is That?, Sydney, Australia (1st ed.: Sydney: Ure Smith). ISBN 0-7254-0480-9
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 16
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Collections
- BPBM, MEL, JBRJ, MNHN, BRIT, VT
- Recorded in
- United States, Italy, South Africa, áFrica Do Sul, BréSil, Brasil
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Calodendrum is a genus of medium-sized evergreen trees comprising two species from Africa. Calodendrum capense, the Cape chestnut, is a well known tree that is widely cultivated, while Calodendrum eickii is a rare forest tree from Tanzania. The botanical name comes from Greek, kalos means beautiful and dendrum means tree. Both species are harvested for their timber in Africa.
==References== IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Calodendrum eickii Lord, Tony (2003) Flora : The Gardener's Bible : More than 20,000 garden plants from around the world. London: Cassell. Macoboy, Stirling (1979) What Tree is That?, Sydney, Australia (1st ed.: Sydney: Ure Smith).
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