Trochetiopsis erythroxylon

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St Helena Redwood
Conservation status

Extinct in the wild (IUCN)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: malvales
Family: Sterculiaceae
Genus: Trochetiopsis
Species: T. erythroxylon
Binomial name
Trochetiopsis erythroxylon
(Forst.) Marais

Although the St Helena Redwood (Trochetiopsis erythroxylon) is now extinct in the wild, it was formerly abundant enough in the upland parts of the island of St Helena for early settlers in the 17th century to use the timber to make their homes.

St Helena redwood is completely unrelated to the redwood tree of California and other trees called redwood.

It is, however, in the same genus as the St Helena ebony (Trochetiopsis ebenus) and a hybrid between them (Trochetiopsis x benjamini) is now often planted on the island.

[edit] See also

Flora of St Helena

[edit] References

  • Cronk, Quentin C.B. [2000]. The endemic Flora of St Helena. Oswestry: Anthony Nelson Ltd. 

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