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|genus=Xylosma
 
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|image_caption=''Xylosma hawaiiense'' foliage
 
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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.
 
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.
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| color = lightgreen
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| name = ''Xylosma''
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| image = Xylosma hawaiiense1.jpg
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| image_caption = ''Xylosma hawaiiense'' foliage
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| regnum = [[Plantae]]
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Violales]]
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| familia = [[Salicaceae]]
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| genus = '''''Xylosma'' G. Forst.'''
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About 85-100 species; see text
   
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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 [[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.
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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.
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==Cultivation==
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==Species==
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About 85-100 species
    
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*''Xylosma schwaneckeana'' Urban (Schwaneck's Logwood)
 
*''Xylosma schwaneckeana'' Urban (Schwaneck's Logwood)
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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.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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