Pladaroxylon

Pladaroxylon
Pladaroxylon leucadendron
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Pladaroxylon
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Species:
P. leucadendron
Binomial name
Pladaroxylon leucadendron
Synonyms
List
    • Dectis leucadendron Raf. (1837)
    • Lachanodes leucadendron DC. (1838)
    • Lachanodes pladaroxylon Endl. (1838), nom. superfl.
    • Solidago leucadendron Willd. (1803), nom. illeg.

Pladaroxylon is a genus of trees in the tribe Senecioneae within the family Asteraceae.

The only known species is Pladaroxylon leucadendron, native to the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic. Commonly known as the he cabbage-tree.