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Hymenodictyon
Hymenodictyon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It has about 30 species. All are native to the Old World. The wood of Hymenodictyon orixense is soft and has limited use, mostly for boxes. The type species for Hymenodictyon is Hymenodictyon orixense (synonym: Hymenodictyon excelsum).
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Hymenodictyon orixense
speciesHymenodictyon orixense
Fire Bush
speciesHymenodictyon floribundum
Hymenodictyon obovatum
speciesHymenodictyon obovatum
Hymenodictyon parvifolium
speciesHymenodictyon parvifolium
Hymenodictyon glabrum
speciesHymenodictyon glabrum
Hymenodictyon occidentale
speciesHymenodictyon occidentale
Hymenodictyon tsingy
speciesHymenodictyon tsingy
Hymenodictyon louhavate
speciesHymenodictyon louhavate
Hymenodictyon septentrionale
speciesHymenodictyon septentrionale
Hymenodictyon perrieri
speciesHymenodictyon perrieri
Hymenodictyon biafranum
speciesHymenodictyon biafranum
Hymenodictyon decaryi
speciesHymenodictyon decaryi
Hymenodictyon madagascaricum
speciesHymenodictyon madagascaricum
Hymenodictyon antakaranensis
speciesHymenodictyon antakaranensis
Hymenodictyon embergeri
speciesHymenodictyon embergeri
Hymenodictyon leandrii
speciesHymenodictyon leandrii
Hymenodictyon seyrigii
speciesHymenodictyon seyrigii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 429466.