Pleodendron Explained

Pleodendron is a genus of plants in family Canellaceae described as a genus in 1899.^{[1] [2]}

Pleodendron is native to Central America and the West Indies.^{[3] [4]}

Species^[3]

1. Pleodendron costaricense N.Zamora, Hammel & Aguilar - Costa Rica
2. Pleodendron ekmanii Urb. - Haiti
3. Pleodendron macranthum (Baill.) Tiegh. - Puerto Rico

Notes and References

1. Tieghem, Philippe Édouard Léon van. 1899. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 13: 271
2. Tropicos, Pleodendron Tiegh.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=378292 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2014. Cycadaceae a Connaraceae. 2(1): ined. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México