Elaeodendron

Elaeodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the staff vine family, Celastraceae. It includes 40 species native to the tropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Australia, and the South Pacific.^[1][2][3]

Elaeodendron
Elaeodendron croceum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Elaeodendron Jacq.
Species
See text
Synonyms[1]
Crocoxylon Eckl. & Zeyh. Elaeodendrum Murray Hartogia L.f., nom. illeg. Hartogiella Codd Loureira Raeusch. Neerija Roxb. Parilia Dennst. Portenschlagia Tratt. Pseudocassine Bredell Rubentia Comm. ex Juss. Schrebera Retz., nom. illeg. Schrebera Thunb., nom. illeg. Telemachia Urb.

Species

As of March 2025^[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following 40 species:^[1]

• Elaeodendron anjouanense H.Perrier
• Elaeodendron aquifolium (Fiori) Chiov.
• Elaeodendron australe Vent.
• Elaeodendron brachycremastron Guillaumin
• Elaeodendron buchananii (Loes.) Loes.
• Elaeodendron bupleuroides (Guillaumin) R.H.Archer
• Elaeodendron croceum (Thunb.) DC.
• Elaeodendron cunninghamii Montrouz.
• Elaeodendron curtipendulum Endl.
• Elaeodendron ehrenbergii Urb.
• Elaeodendron ellipticum Decne.
• Elaeodendron fruticosum N.Robson
• Elaeodendron glaucum (Rottb.) Pers.
• Elaeodendron gymnosporoides Baker
• Elaeodendron humbertii H.Perrier
• Elaeodendron kamerunense (Loes.) Villiers
• Elaeodendron lanceolatum Urb. & Ekman
• Elaeodendron laneanum A.H.Moore
• Elaeodendron lycioides Baker
• Elaeodendron matabelicum Loes.
• Elaeodendron melanocarpum F.Muell.
• Elaeodendron nipense Bisse
• Elaeodendron nitidulum Baker
• Elaeodendron orientale Jacq.
• Elaeodendron paniculatum Wight & Arn.
• Elaeodendron papillosum Hochst.
• Elaeodendron parvifolium R.H.Archer
• Elaeodendron pauciflorum Tul.
• Elaeodendron pilosum Baker
• Elaeodendron pininsulare Hürl.
• Elaeodendron schinoides Spreng.
• Elaeodendron schlechterianum (Loes.) Loes.
• Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum (Loes.) Loes.
• Elaeodendron trachycladum Baker
• Elaeodendron transvaalense (Burtt Davy) R.H.Archer
• Elaeodendron vaccinioides Baker
• Elaeodendron viburnifolium (Juss.) Merr.
• Elaeodendron vitiense A.C.Sm.
• Elaeodendron xylocarpum (Vent.) DC.
• Elaeodendron zeyheri Turcz.

Formerly placed in Elaeodendron

• Cassine laneana (A.H.Moore) J.Ingram (as E. laneanum)^[4][5]
• Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Mazz. (as E. fortunei Turcz.)
• Flindersia maculosa (Lindl.) F.Muell. (as E. maculosum Lindl.)
• Maytenus quadrangulata (Schrad.) Loes. (as E. quadrangulatum (Schrad.) Reissek)^[6]