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Krugiodendron is a genus of trees, best represented by Krugiodendron ferreum (black ironwood), a small, very dense hardwood tree from the Caribbean, southern Florida, Mexico and Central America. It is grown as a drought-tolerant specimen tree in warm gardens.
Krugiodendron ferreum, commonly known as the black ironwood or leadwood, is a species of tree in the family Rhamnaceae. It is native to southern Florida, the Caribbean, Mexico,
Central America from Guatemala to Costa Rica, Colombia, and Venezuela. Originally described by Martin Vahl, its specific epithet is the Latin adjective ferreus ("iron-like").
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