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Taxon:  Elaeodendron croceum (Thunb.) DC.



Summary
Genus:
Elaeodendron
Family:
Celastraceae
Subfamily:
Celastroideae
Nomen number:
447827
Place of publication:
Prodr. 2:11. 1825
Comment:
non Elaeodendron croceum auct. nonn. (= E. zeyheri Spreng. ex Turcz.)
Verified:
02/15/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Ilex crocea Thunb.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Crocoxylon croceum (Thunb.) N. Robson

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cassine papillosa (Hochst.) Kuntze
Elaeodendron capense Eckl. & Zeyh.
Elaeodendron papillosum Hochst.
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Reference(s)
  1. Archer, R. H. & A. E. Van Wyk. 1998. A taxonomic revision of Elaeodendron Jacq. (Cassinoideae: Celastraceae) in Africa. S. African J. Bot. 64:94-97.
  2. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: = Crocoxylon croceum (Thunb.) N. Robson
  3. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Common names
English
common saffron –
saffron –
saffronwood –
Afrikaans
geelhout –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Provincee. & s.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaalLimpopo
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Africa
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Cape Province (e. & s.), KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal (Limpopo)]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Archer, R. H. & A. E. Van Wyk. 1998. A taxonomic revision of Elaeodendron Jacq. (Cassinoideae: Celastraceae) in Africa. S. African J. Bot. 64:94-97.
Materialswood Archer, R. H. & A. E. Van Wyk. 1998. A taxonomic revision of Elaeodendron Jacq. (Cassinoideae: Celastraceae) in Africa. S. African J. Bot. 64:94-97.
Medicinesfolklorefide SAfr J Bot 64:96.Archer, R. H. & A. E. Van Wyk. 1998. A taxonomic revision of Elaeodendron Jacq. (Cassinoideae: Celastraceae) in Africa. S. African J. Bot. 64:94-97.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Archer, R. H. & A. E. Van Wyk. 1998. A taxonomic revision of Elaeodendron Jacq. (Cassinoideae: Celastraceae) in Africa. S. African J. Bot. 64:94-97.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=447827. Accessed 19 May 2025.