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{{Inc| Xylosma (Greek, xylos, wood, and osme, odor; alluding to the aromatic wood of some species). Syns., Myroxylon, Hisingera. Flacourtiaceae. About 45 species of evergreen, often spiny, trees or shrubs distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of both hemispheres except Afr. Lvs. alternate, short-petioled, usually dentate, exstipulate: fls. small, in axillary racemes, usually dioecious, apetalous; sepals 4-5, slightly connate at the base; stamens many, distinct, surrounded by a disk; ovary superior, surrounded by a disk and sometimes by staminodes, 1-celled with several ovules; styles 2-3, usually connate. Little known in cult.; prop. by seeds and probably by cuttings of half-ripened wood under glass. X. Aquifolium, Sprague. Lvs. holly-like or occasionally nearly entire, having pair of glands at base of blade, 2-4 in. long: racemes short, axillary, of very small fls.: styles 6-7. Habitat unknown, probably Polynesia or Austral. }} '''''Xylosma''''' is a [[genus]] of between 85-100 species of [[evergreen]] [[shrub]]s and [[tree]]s in the family [[Salicaceae]]. The genus is predominantly native to the [[tropics]], from the [[Caribbean]], [[Central America]], northern [[South America]], the [[Pacific]] Islands, southern [[Asia]] and northern [[Australasia]], but with two species, ''X. congestum'' and ''X. japonicum'', in warm-temperate eastern Asia ([[China]], [[Korea]] and [[Japan]]). The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, simple, entire or finely toothed, 2-10 cm long. The [[flower]]s are small, yellowish, produced on [[raceme]]s 1-3 cm long, with a strong scent. The [[fruit]] is a small purple-black [[berry]] 5-10 mm diameter. The main use for the genus is as [[Hedge (barrier)|hedge]] plants among gardeners in [[desert]] and chaparral climates. ''Xylosma congestum'', the [[Shiny Xylosma]], is the species usually seen in garden hedges and in road landscaping. ==Cultivation==  ===Propagation===  ===Pests and diseases===  ==Species== About 85-100 species ;Selected species *''Xylosma bahamensis'' (Britt.) Standl. *''Xylosma bolivianum'' Sleumer *''Xylosma buxifolia'' Gray (Mucha-gente) *''Xylosma congestum'' (Lour.) Merrill (Shiny Xylosma) *''Xylosma crenatum'' St. John (Sawtooth Logwood) *''Xylosma flexuosum'' (HBK) Hemsl. (Brushholly) *''Xylosma hawaiiense'' Seem. (Maua or Hawaii Brushholly) *''Xylosma heterophyllum'' (H.Karst.) Gilg. *''Xylosma japonicum'' (Thunb.) A.Gr. *''Xylosma pachyphylla'' Urban (Spiny Logwood) *''Xylosma pseudosalzmannii'' *''Xylosma schaefferioides'' Gray (White Logwood) *''Xylosma schwaneckeana'' Urban (Schwaneck's Logwood) ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}} <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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