Characteristics
Dicots
Krugiodendron ferreum (Vahl)Urb.
BLACK IRONWOOD; LEADWOOD
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The wood of this species is extremely dense, with a specific gravity of about 1.3 (Sargent 1884, as Condalia ferrea).
Native
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Classification
Citation
KRUGIODENDRON FERREUM (Vahl) Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 314. 1902.
Rhamnus ferrea Vahl 1793.
VIRGIN ISLANDS: St. Croix, s.d., Rohr & West s.n. (holotype: C).
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Brevard
USF
Broward
USF
Indian River
FLAS
Martin
USF
Miami-Dade
USF
Monroe Keys
USF
Monroe Mainland
NY
Palm Beach
FLAS
St. Lucie
FLAS
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Ceanothus ferreus
Ceanothus ferreus (Vahl) de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 30. 1825.
BASIONYM: Rhamnus ferrea Vahl 1793.
Condalia ferrea
Condalia ferrea (Vahl) Grisebach, Fl. Brit. W.I. 100. 1859.
BASIONYM: Rhamnus ferrea Vahl 1793.
Crossopetalum integrifolium
Crossopetalum integrifolium (Poiret) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 116. 1891.
BASIONYM: Myginda integrifolia Poiret 1797.
Krugiodendron acuminatum
Krugiodendron acuminatum J. A. González & Poveda, Lankesteriana 8: 16, f. 1(A-C). 2003.
TYPE: COSTA RICA: Puntarernas, Parque Nacional Manual Antonio, Aguirre, Quepos, 4 May 1991, Harmon 219 (holotype: INB; isotype: MO).
Krugiodendron ferreum forma continentale
Krugiodendron ferreum (Vahl) Urban, forma continentale Suessenguth, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 49: 13. 1940.
TYPE: MEXICO: San Luis Potosí: Las Palmas, s.d., Pringle 6984 (holotype: M).
Myginda integrifolia
Myginda integrifolia Poiret, in Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 396. 1797.
TYPE: MARTINIQUE: Without data, Martin s.n. (holotype: P).
Rhacoma integrifolia
Rhacoma integrifolia (Poiret) Gómez de la Maza y Jiménez, Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 19: 239. 1890.
BASIONYM: Myginda integrifolia Poiret 1797.
Rhamnidium ferreum
Rhamnidium ferreum (Vahl) Sargent, Gard. & Forest 4: 16. 1891; Silva 2: 29, t. 50. 1891.
BASIONYM: Rhamnus ferrea Vahl 1793.
Rhamnus brandegeeana
Rhamnus brandegeeana Standley, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 726. 1923.
BASIONYM: Rhamnus purpusii Brandegee 1912, non Schelle 1903.
Rhamnus ferrea
Rhamnus ferrea Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 41, t. 58. 1794.
TYPE: VIRGIN ISLANDS: St. Croix, s.d., Rohr & West s.n. (holotype: C).
Specimens and Distribution
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