# Elaeodendron

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{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Elaeodendron croceum.jpg
|image_caption = ''[Elaeodendron croceum](/source/Elaeodendron_croceum)''
|taxon = Elaeodendron
|authority = [Jacq.](/source/Nikolaus_Joseph_von_Jacquin)
|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](/source/genus) of [flowering plant](/source/flowering_plant)s in the staff vine family, [Celastraceae](/source/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](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online) accepts the following 40 species:{{R|POWO}}
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*''[Elaeodendron anjouanense](/source/Elaeodendron_anjouanense)'' {{small|H.Perrier}}
*''[Elaeodendron aquifolium](/source/Elaeodendron_aquifolium)'' {{small|(Fiori) Chiov.}}
*''[Elaeodendron australe](/source/Elaeodendron_australe)'' {{small|Vent.}}
*''[Elaeodendron brachycremastron](/source/Elaeodendron_brachycremastron)'' {{small|Guillaumin}}
*''[Elaeodendron buchananii](/source/Elaeodendron_buchananii)'' {{small|(Loes.) Loes.}}
*''[Elaeodendron bupleuroides](/source/Elaeodendron_bupleuroides)'' {{small|(Guillaumin) R.H.Archer}}
*''[Elaeodendron croceum](/source/Elaeodendron_croceum)'' {{small|(Thunb.) DC.}}
*''[Elaeodendron cunninghamii](/source/Elaeodendron_cunninghamii)'' {{small|Montrouz.}}
*''[Elaeodendron curtipendulum](/source/Elaeodendron_curtipendulum)'' {{small|Endl.}}
*''[Elaeodendron ehrenbergii](/source/Elaeodendron_ehrenbergii)'' {{small|Urb.}}
*''[Elaeodendron ellipticum](/source/Elaeodendron_ellipticum)'' {{small|Decne.}}
*''[Elaeodendron fruticosum](/source/Elaeodendron_fruticosum)'' {{small|N.Robson}}
*''[Elaeodendron glaucum](/source/Elaeodendron_glaucum)'' {{small|(Rottb.) Pers.}}
*''[Elaeodendron gymnosporoides](/source/Elaeodendron_gymnosporoides)'' {{small|Baker}}
*''[Elaeodendron humbertii](/source/Elaeodendron_humbertii)'' {{small|H.Perrier}}
*''[Elaeodendron kamerunense](/source/Elaeodendron_kamerunense)'' {{small|(Loes.) Villiers}}
*''[Elaeodendron lanceolatum](/source/Elaeodendron_lanceolatum)'' {{small|Urb. & Ekman}}
*''[Elaeodendron laneanum](/source/Elaeodendron_laneanum)'' {{small|A.H.Moore}}
*''[Elaeodendron lycioides](/source/Elaeodendron_lycioides)'' {{small|Baker}}
*''[Elaeodendron matabelicum](/source/Elaeodendron_matabelicum)'' {{small|Loes.}}
*''[Elaeodendron melanocarpum](/source/Elaeodendron_melanocarpum)'' {{small|F.Muell.}}
*''[Elaeodendron nipense](/source/Elaeodendron_nipense)'' {{small|Bisse}}
*''[Elaeodendron nitidulum](/source/Elaeodendron_nitidulum)'' {{small|Baker}}
*''[Elaeodendron orientale](/source/Elaeodendron_orientale)'' {{small|Jacq.}}
*''[Elaeodendron paniculatum](/source/Elaeodendron_paniculatum)'' {{small|Wight & Arn.}}
*''[Elaeodendron papillosum](/source/Elaeodendron_papillosum)'' {{small|Hochst.}}
*''[Elaeodendron parvifolium](/source/Elaeodendron_parvifolium)'' {{small|R.H.Archer}}
*''[Elaeodendron pauciflorum](/source/Elaeodendron_pauciflorum)'' {{small|Tul.}}
*''[Elaeodendron pilosum](/source/Elaeodendron_pilosum)'' {{small|Baker}}
*''[Elaeodendron pininsulare](/source/Elaeodendron_pininsulare)'' {{small|Hürl.}}
*''[Elaeodendron schinoides](/source/Elaeodendron_schinoides)'' {{small|Spreng.}}
*''[Elaeodendron schlechterianum](/source/Elaeodendron_schlechterianum)'' {{small|(Loes.) Loes.}}
*''[Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum](/source/Elaeodendron_schweinfurthianum)'' {{small|(Loes.) Loes.}}
*''[Elaeodendron trachycladum](/source/Elaeodendron_trachycladum)'' {{small|Baker}}
*''[Elaeodendron transvaalense](/source/Elaeodendron_transvaalense)'' {{small|(Burtt Davy) R.H.Archer}}
*''[Elaeodendron vaccinioides](/source/Elaeodendron_vaccinioides)'' {{small|Baker}}
*''[Elaeodendron viburnifolium](/source/Elaeodendron_viburnifolium)'' {{small|(Juss.) Merr.}}
*''[Elaeodendron vitiense](/source/Elaeodendron_vitiense)'' {{small|A.C.Sm.}}
*''[Elaeodendron xylocarpum](/source/Elaeodendron_xylocarpum)'' {{small|(Vent.) DC.}}
*''[Elaeodendron zeyheri](/source/Elaeodendron_zeyheri)'' {{small|Turcz.}}
}}

===Formerly placed in Elaeodendron===
* ''[Cassine laneana](/source/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](/source/Euonymus_fortunei)'' <small>(Turcz.) Hand.-Mazz.</small> (as ''E. fortunei'' <small>Turcz.</small>)
* ''[Flindersia maculosa](/source/Flindersia_maculosa)'' <small>(Lindl.) F.Muell.</small> (as ''E. maculosum'' <small>Lindl.</small>)
* ''[Maytenus quadrangulata](/source/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==
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{{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](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online) |publisher=[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens%2C_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](/source/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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