Psiloxylon

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Psiloxylon CR
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Psiloxylaceae
Genus: Psiloxylon
Species: P. mauritianum
Binomial name
Psiloxylon mauritianum
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Psiloxylon mauritianum is species of flowering plant, the sole species of family Psiloxylaceae. It is endemic to the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius and Reunion) in the Indian Ocean.

It is a white-barked evergreen tree, bearing essential oils.

[edit] References

  • Wilson, P. G., O'Brien, M. M., Heslewood, M. M., & Quinn, C. J. (2004). Relationships within Myrtaceae sensu lato based on a matK phylogeny. Plant Systematics and Evolution 251: 3-19.
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