Crinodendron is a genus of evergreen shrubs or trees belonging to the family Elaeocarpaceae native to South America. Some are cultivated as ornamentals in Europe and elsewhere. They have narrow, leathery evergreen leaves and pendent bell-shaped flowers in red, pink or white.
Description
Crinodendron are tall,Sampaio, D.; Teixeira, L.A. Elaeocarpaceae in Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: <https://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/FB7444>. Accessed on: 28 Jan. 2025 evergreenSchmidt, P. A., Schulz, B. (2023). Fitschen - Gehölzflora: Ein Buch zum Bestimmen der in Mitteleuropa wild wachsenden und angepflanzten Bäume und Sträucher. p. 398. Deutschland: Quelle & Meyer Verlag. trees or shrubs.Crinodendron. (n.d.). Oregon State University. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/crinodendron
Taxonomy It was published by Giovanni Ignazio Molina in 1782Molina, Giovanni Ignazio (1782). Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili. p. 179. Boloña: Stamperia di S. Tomaso d'Aquino. with Crinodendron patagua as the type species. Species It has four species:Crinodendron Molina. (n.d.-c). WFO Plant List. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://wfoplantlist.org/taxon/wfo-4000009698-2024-12?page=1Crinodendron Molina. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved January 27, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:39407-1 Crinodendron brasiliense Crinodendron hookerianum Crinodendron patagua Crinodendron tucumanum Etymology The generic name Crinodendron is composed of two Greek words: krinon, meaning lily, in reference to the fragrant, white, lily-like flowers of Crinodendron patagua, and dendron, meaning tree.Crinodendron hookerianum | Landscape Plants | Oregon State University. (n.d.). Retrieved April 11, 2023, from https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/crinodendron-hookerianum
Evolution This genus is most closely related to the Australian Peripentadenia. They appear to descend from a common ancestor that dispersed across the Antarctic land bridge during the Late Cretaceous.
Distribution It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and has been introduced to the Juan Fernández Islands.
Ecology Pollination Crinodendron patagua is insect pollinated, Crinodendron hookerianum is hummingbird pollinated,Jones, B. & University of Oxford, Department of Plant Sciences. (n.d.). Plant 234 Crinodendron species (Elaeocarpaceae) Lantern trees. Oxford Plants 400. Retrieved January 27, 2025, from https://dps007.plants.ox.ac.uk/bol/plants400/Profiles/cd/CrinodendronAldridge, J. (2022), Crinodendron from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/crinodendron/). Accessed 2025-01-27. and Crinodendron tucumanum is insect pollinated.
Horticulture In cultivation in temperate areas they require a sheltered location.
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