Calodendrum

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Calodendrum capense00.jpg

| image_caption = C. capense illustrated by Cythna Letty

| taxon = Calodendrum

| authority = Thunb.

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision =

• Calodendrum capense Thunb.
• Calodendrum eickii Engl.

}}

Calodendrum is a genus of medium-sized evergreen trees comprising two species from Africa. Calodendrum capense, the Cape chestnut, is a well known tree that is widely cultivated, while Calodendrum eickii is a rare forest tree from Tanzania. The botanical name comes from Greek, kalos means beautiful and dendrum means tree. Both species are harvested for their timber in Africa.{{cite web|author=Lovett, Jon C.|author2=Chris K. Ruffo|author3=Roy E. Gereeau|name-list-style=amp|title=Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania|url=http://www.cepf.net/Documents/Final_LovettRuffoGereau_FieldGuide.pdf|access-date=2009-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621062907/http://www.cepf.net/Documents/Final_LovettRuffoGereau_FieldGuide.pdf|archive-date=2010-06-21|url-status=dead}}