Cneorum

Cneorum
Spurge olive (Cneorum tricoccon)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Cneoroideae
Genus: Cneorum
L.
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Chamaelea Duhamel
  • Cubincola Urb.
  • Neochamaelea (Engl.) Erdtman

Cneorum is a genus of flowering plants in the rue or citrus family Rutaceae. The two species are native to Europe and the Canary Islands.

Etymology

The name is from New Latin with Greek origins in the word kneōron (κνέωρον), the name for a plant, possibly spurge flax (Daphne gnidium).

Species

As of January 2018, Plants of the World Online accepted the following two species:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cneorum L.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-26
  2. ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cneorum