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Krugiodendron
Sign in to saveKrugiodendron ferreum, commonly known as the black ironwood or leadwood, is a species of tree in the family Rhamnaceae. It is found in southern Florida, throughout the Caribbean and from southern Mexico to Honduras. Originally described by Martin Vahl, its specific epithet is the Latin adjective ferreus ("iron-like").
Species
Black Ironwood
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyRhamnaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 25
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, MO, NHMUK, NY, UF, BRIT
- Recorded in
- Guatemala, Belize, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Bahamas
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Encyclopedic overview
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Krugiodendron ferreum, commonly known as the black ironwood or leadwood, is a species of tree in the family Rhamnaceae. It is found in southern Florida, throughout the Caribbean and from southern Mexico to Honduras. Originally described by Martin Vahl, its specific epithet is the Latin adjective ferreus ("iron-like").
==Taxonomy== It is the only species in the genus Krugiodendron. The genus name honors Leopold Krug (1833–1898). The common names for this species refer to its dense wood.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Krugiodendron” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.