Krugiodendron

{{Short description|Genus of trees}}

{{Speciesbox

|image = Krugiodendron ferreum - McKee Botanical Garden - Vero Beach, Florida - DSC03107.jpg

|display_parents = 2

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Carrero, C. |year=2020 |title=Krugiodendron ferreum |page=e.T61957086A61957112 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T61957086A61957112.en |access-date=22 November 2022}}

|genus = Krugiodendron

|parent_authority = Urb.

|species = ferreum

|authority = (Vahl) Urb.

|synonyms = Rhamnus ferrea Vahl

}}

Krugiodendron ferreum, commonly known as the black ironwood or leadwood, is a species of tree in the family Rhamnaceae. It is found in southern Florida, throughout the Caribbean and from southern Mexico to Honduras.{{cite book|last= Acevedo-Rodríguez|first= P.|title= Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands|series= Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden|volume= 78|date= 1996-12-17|publisher= The New York Botanical Garden|location= Bronx, New York|isbn= 0-89327-402-X|url-access= registration|url= https://archive.org/details/floraofstjohnusv00acev}} Originally described by Martin Vahl, its specific epithet is the Latin adjective ferreus ("iron-like").{{cite book|author = Simpson, D. P.| title = Cassell's Latin Dictionary | publisher = Cassell Ltd.| date = 1979|edition = 5|location = London|pages = 883| isbn=0-304-52257-0}}