Other Definitions
xylosma (dict)
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Xylosma | Xylosma |
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- Xylosma buxifolia Gray (mucha-gente)
- Xylosma congestum Merrill (shiny xylosma)
- Xylosma crenata St. John (sawtooth logwood)
- Xylosma flexuosa Hemsl. (brushholly)
- Xylosma hawaiiensis Seem. (Hawaii brushholly)
- Xylosma pachyphylla Urban (spiny logwood)
- Xylosma pseudosalzmannii
- Xylosma schaefferioides Gray (white logwood)
- Xylosma schwaneckeana Urban (schwaneck's logwood)
| Xylosma G. Forst. is a genus of 85 species of bushes and trees of the family Flacourtiaceae. The main use for the species of plants in this genus, which are also called xylosmas, 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 on roadscapes. Xylosmas, like other flacourtiaceous plants, are found predominantly in the Southern hemisphere; however, the most familiar species of xylosma, X. congestum, originated in China.
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