English: Corkwood.
Genus: 1 species.
BotanyDioecious shrub or small tree; 2 to 4 to 8 m tall.
Region: southern United States, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Texas.
Habitat: damp habitats, coastal areas.
Stem: 10 cm in diameter; wood is extremely light.
Leaves: alternate; simple; lanceolate; 5 to 20 cm long, 3 to 6 cm broad.
TaxonomyIn the past, Leitneria was treated as the only species in the family Leitneriaceae of the order Leitneriales. Genetic research by the Angiosperm
Phylogeny Group has shown that it belongs to
Simaroubaceae.