Commidendrum
Encyclopedia
Commidendrum is a genus
of four species
of trees and shrubs in the family Asteraceae
endemic to the island of Saint Helena
in the South Atlantic Ocean. The vernacular name is gumwood or scrubwood.
Species
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of four species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of trees and shrubs in the family Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
endemic to the island of Saint Helena
Saint Helena
Saint Helena , named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha...
in the South Atlantic Ocean. The vernacular name is gumwood or scrubwood.
Species
- Commidendrum robustumCommidendrum robustumThe Saint Helena gumwood , although now comparatively rare, was once one of the most abundant trees of mid-elevations of the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. A small tree to 7-8 m, it was cut extensively for fuel in the early years of settlement of the island by the English East...
(Roxb.) DC. (Saint Helena gumwood) - Commidendrum rotundifoliumCommidendrum rotundifoliumThe 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, was destroyed in 1986 by a gale. Fortunately seedlings were grown from this tree before...
(Roxb.) DC. (bastard gumwood) - Commidendrum rugosumCommidendrum rugosumThe Scrubwood is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Saint Helena.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rocky areas, and rocky shores....
(Aiton) DC. (scrubwood) - Commidendrum spuriumCommidendrum spuriumThe False Gumwood is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Saint Helena.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rocky areas, and rocky shores....
(G. Forst.) DC. (false gumwood)