Calodendrum

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.[1]

Calodendrum
C. capense illustrated by Cythna Letty
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Sapindales
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Rutoideae
Genus:
Calodendrum

Species

References
  1. Lovett, Jon C.; Chris K. Ruffo & Roy E. Gereeau. "Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  • 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 0-304-36435-5
  • Macoboy, Stirling (1979) What Tree is That?, Sydney, Australia (1st ed.: Sydney: Ure Smith). ISBN 0-7254-0480-9
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