| Crinodendron | |
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| C. hookerianum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Crinodendron Molina |
| Type species | |
| Crinodendron patagua | |
| Synonyms | |
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Crinodendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Elaeocarpaceae. Species are evergreen shrubs or small trees native to the forests of South America,[1] but some are cultivated as ornamentals in Europe and elsewhere. They have narrow, leathery evergreen leaves and pendent bell-shaped flowers in red, pink or white.