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Elaeodendron nipensis (Elaeodendron nipensis)

Description

Cassine is a genus of trees, of the plant family Celastraceae. Cassine species grow as shrubs or small trees. The flowers are bisexual. The fruits have a pit (stone). Cassine species are distributed widely throughout the tropics, mainly in Africa.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Celastrales

            • Family: Celastraceae

              • Genus: Elaeodendron