Krugiodendron ferreum

(Vahl) Urban

Symb. Antill. 3: 314. 1902.

Common names: Leadwood black ironwood
Illustrated
Basionym: Rhamnus ferrea Vahl Symb. Bot. 3: 41, plate 58. 1794
Synonyms: Krugiodendron acuminatum J. Á. Gonzales & Poveda Rhamnidium ferreum (Vahl) Sargent
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 67.

Shrubs or trees, 1–10 m, glabrous or glabrescent; trunks to 5 dm diam. Leaves: petiole 3–6 mm; blade ovate to elliptic or broadly elliptic to nearly oval, 2–6 cm, margins undulate, apex rounded to obtuse, usually truncate-emarginate, rarely acuminate. Inflorescences 3–5-flowered. Pedicels 1–6 mm. Flowers almond-fragrant. Drupes purplish red to nearly black at maturity.


Phenology: Flowering sporadically year-round.
Habitat: Hammocks, thickets, mangrove woodlands.
Elevation: 0–10 m.

Distribution

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Fla., s Mexico, West Indies, Central America.

Discussion

Krugiodendron ferreum in the flora area is found along the Atlantic coast from Brevard to Monroe counties. It is cultivated in gardens and parks as a specimen tree. Krugiodendron acuminatum was described from collections far-disjunct in Costa Rica and in Veracruz, Mexico. A. Pool (pers. comm.) considers these collections to fall within the range of variability of K. ferreum.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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Leadwood +  and black ironwood +
Fla. +, s Mexico +, West Indies +  and Central America. +
0–10 m. +
Hammocks, thickets, mangrove woodlands. +
Flowering sporadically year-round. +
Symb. Antill. +
Illustrated +
Krugiodendron acuminatum +  and Rhamnidium ferreum +
Krugiodendron ferreum +
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