Xylosma
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 Xylosma hawaiiense foliage
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About 85-100 species; see text |
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.
- Selected species
- Xylosma bahamensis (Britt.) Standl.
- Xylosma bolivianum Sleumer
- Xylosma boulindae
- Xylosma buxifolia Gray (Mucha-gente)
- Xylosma capillipes
- Xylosma congestum (Lour.) Merrill (Shiny Xylosma)
- Xylosma crenatum St. John (Sawtooth Logwood)
- Xylosma fawcettii
- Xylosma flexuosum (HBK) Hemsl. (Brushholly)
- Xylosma glaberrimum
- Xylosma grossecrenatum
- Xylosma hawaiiense Seem. (Maua or Hawaii Brushholly)
- Xylosma heterophyllum (H.Karst.) Gilg.
- Xylosma inaequinervium
- Xylosma japonicum (Thunb.) A.Gr.
- Xylosma kaalense
- Xylosma latifolium
- Xylosma molestum
- Xylosma obovatum
- Xylosma pachyphyllum Urban (Spiny Logwood)
- Xylosma palawanense
- Xylosma peltatum
- Xylosma pininsulare
- Xylosma proctorii
- Xylosma pseudosalzmannii
- Xylosma ruizianum
- Xylosma schaefferioides Gray (White Logwood)
- Xylosma schwaneckeana Urban (Schwaneck's Logwood)
- Xylosma serpentinum
- Xylosma tweedianum (Clos) Eichler
- Xylosma tuberculatum
[edit] Cultivation and uses
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, despite the fact it bears thorns. Accepts topiary.
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