| Xylosma pachyphyllum | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Xylosma |
| Species: | X. pachyphyllum |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylosma pachyphyllum (Krug & Urban) Urban |
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| Synonyms | |
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Myroxylon pachyphyllum Krug & Urban[2] |
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Xylosma pachyphyllum, commonly known as Spiny Logwood,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the willow family, Salicaceae, that is endemic to Puerto Rico. It can be found in forests on the island's western mountains, where it grows in serpentine soils.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]