Xylosma
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ExpandRead about Xylosma in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Xylosma is a genus of between 85-100 species of evergreen shrubs and trees 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 leaves are alternate, simple, entire or finely toothed, 2-10 cm long. The flowers are small, yellowish, produced on racemes 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 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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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)
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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