{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = Elaeodendron croceum.jpg |image_caption = ''Elaeodendron croceum'' |taxon = Elaeodendron |authority = Jacq. |subdivision_ranks = Species |subdivision = See text |synonyms = *''Crocoxylon'' {{small|Eckl. & Zeyh.}} *''Elaeodendrum'' {{small|Murray}} *''Hartogia'' {{small|L.f., nom. illeg.}} *''Hartogiella'' {{small|Codd}} *''Loureira'' {{small|Raeusch.}} *''Neerija'' {{small|Roxb.}} *''Parilia'' {{small|Dennst.}} *''Portenschlagia'' {{small|Tratt.}} *''Pseudocassine'' {{small|Bredell}} *''Rubentia'' {{small|Comm. ex Juss.}} *''Schrebera'' {{small|Retz., nom. illeg.}} *''Schrebera'' {{small|Thunb., nom. illeg.}} *''Telemachia'' {{small|Urb.}} |synonyms_ref = {{R|POWO}} }}
'''''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.{{R|POWO|GBIF|WFO}}
==Species== {{As of|2025|3}}, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 40 species:{{R|POWO}} {{Columns-list|colwidth=24em| *''Elaeodendron anjouanense'' {{small|H.Perrier}} *''Elaeodendron aquifolium'' {{small|(Fiori) Chiov.}} *''Elaeodendron australe'' {{small|Vent.}} *''Elaeodendron brachycremastron'' {{small|Guillaumin}} *''Elaeodendron buchananii'' {{small|(Loes.) Loes.}} *''Elaeodendron bupleuroides'' {{small|(Guillaumin) R.H.Archer}} *''Elaeodendron croceum'' {{small|(Thunb.) DC.}} *''Elaeodendron cunninghamii'' {{small|Montrouz.}} *''Elaeodendron curtipendulum'' {{small|Endl.}} *''Elaeodendron ehrenbergii'' {{small|Urb.}} *''Elaeodendron ellipticum'' {{small|Decne.}} *''Elaeodendron fruticosum'' {{small|N.Robson}} *''Elaeodendron glaucum'' {{small|(Rottb.) Pers.}} *''Elaeodendron gymnosporoides'' {{small|Baker}} *''Elaeodendron humbertii'' {{small|H.Perrier}} *''Elaeodendron kamerunense'' {{small|(Loes.) Villiers}} *''Elaeodendron lanceolatum'' {{small|Urb. & Ekman}} *''Elaeodendron laneanum'' {{small|A.H.Moore}} *''Elaeodendron lycioides'' {{small|Baker}} *''Elaeodendron matabelicum'' {{small|Loes.}} *''Elaeodendron melanocarpum'' {{small|F.Muell.}} *''Elaeodendron nipense'' {{small|Bisse}} *''Elaeodendron nitidulum'' {{small|Baker}} *''Elaeodendron orientale'' {{small|Jacq.}} *''Elaeodendron paniculatum'' {{small|Wight & Arn.}} *''Elaeodendron papillosum'' {{small|Hochst.}} *''Elaeodendron parvifolium'' {{small|R.H.Archer}} *''Elaeodendron pauciflorum'' {{small|Tul.}} *''Elaeodendron pilosum'' {{small|Baker}} *''Elaeodendron pininsulare'' {{small|Hürl.}} *''Elaeodendron schinoides'' {{small|Spreng.}} *''Elaeodendron schlechterianum'' {{small|(Loes.) Loes.}} *''Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum'' {{small|(Loes.) Loes.}} *''Elaeodendron trachycladum'' {{small|Baker}} *''Elaeodendron transvaalense'' {{small|(Burtt Davy) R.H.Archer}} *''Elaeodendron vaccinioides'' {{small|Baker}} *''Elaeodendron viburnifolium'' {{small|(Juss.) Merr.}} *''Elaeodendron vitiense'' {{small|A.C.Sm.}} *''Elaeodendron xylocarpum'' {{small|(Vent.) DC.}} *''Elaeodendron zeyheri'' {{small|Turcz.}} }}
===Formerly placed in Elaeodendron=== * ''Cassine laneana'' <small>(A.H.Moore) J.Ingram</small> (as ''E. laneanum'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=160071-1 |title=Celastraceae ''Cassine laneana'' (A.H.Moore ) J.Ingram |publisher=The International Plant Names Index |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conservation.bm/olivewood/ |title=Bermuda Olivewood (''Cassine laneana'' syn. ''Elaeodendron laneanum'') |publisher=Bermuda Department of Conservation Services |accessdate=2010-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305133449/http://www.conservation.bm/olivewood/ |archive-date=2010-03-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * ''Euonymus fortunei'' <small>(Turcz.) Hand.-Mazz.</small> (as ''E. fortunei'' <small>Turcz.</small>) * ''Flindersia maculosa'' <small>(Lindl.) F.Muell.</small> (as ''E. maculosum'' <small>Lindl.</small>) * ''Maytenus quadrangulata'' <small>(Schrad.) Loes.</small> (as ''E. quadrangulatum'' <small>(Schrad.) Reissek</small>)<ref name="GRINSpecies">{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?4148 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121211205913/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?4148 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-11 |title=GRIN Species Records of ''Elaeodendron'' |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |accessdate=2010-10-02 }}</ref>
==References== {{Commonscat}} {{Wikispecies}}
{{Reflist|refs= <ref name="POWO">{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6553-1 |title=''Elaeodendron'' Jacq. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |year=2025 |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref>
<ref name="GBIF">{{cite web |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/7102792 |title=''Elaeodendron'' J.Jacq. |website=Global Biodiversity Information Facility |year=2025 |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref>
<ref name="WFO">{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-4000013114 |title=''Elaeodendron'' Jacq. |website=World Flora Online |publisher=World Flora Online Consortium |year=2025 |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref> }}
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Category:Elaeodendron Category:Celastraceae genera Category:Pantropical flora
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