St Helena gumwood

The St Helena gumwood is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1). The subspecies Commidendrum robustum gummiferum is classified as Extinct (EX) and the subspecies Commidendrum robustum robustum is classified as Endangered (EN) (1). Description - Adopted as the national tree of St Helena in 1977, this highly branched tree has a knarled and crooked trunk and an umbrella-like canopy (1) (2). More

St Helena Gumwood (Commidendrum robustum) is St Helena’s national tree. Once threatened by human activity, a Millennium Gumwood Forest of 4000 trees has been recently planted in an area that was once severely degraded. More