Krugiodendron ferreum
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Rhamnus ferreus |
Krugiodendron ferreum, commonly known as the Black Ironwood or Leadwood, is a species of tree in the Rhamnaceae family. It is found in southern Florida, throughout the West Indies and from southern Mexico to Honduras.[1] Originally described by Martin Vahl, its specific epithet is the Latin adjective ferreus 'iron-like'.[2]
Krugiodendron ferreum is a small tree 5-10 m (15-35 ft) in height with oppositely arranged, emarginate leaves and small greenish flowers. The fruit is a drupe, 5-7 mm long which goes from green to purplish red as it matures.[1]
It is widely cultivated in gardens or parks as a specimen tree, and is drought tolerant.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Acevedo-RodrÃguez, Pedro (1996-12-17). Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 78. Bronx, New York: The New York Botanical Garden. ISBN 0-89327-402-X.
- ^ Simpson DP (1979). Cassell's Latin Dictionary, 5, London: Cassell Ltd., 883. ISBN 0-304-52257-0.
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