| Xylosma | |
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| Xylosma hawaiensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Subfamily: | Salicoideae |
| Tribe: | Saliceae |
| Genus: | Xylosma G.Forst., 1786[1] |
| Type species | |
| Xylosma orbiculata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) G.Forst.[1]
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| Species | |
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About 100, see text | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Xylosma /zaɪˈlɒzmə/[3] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae.[2] It contains around 100 species of evergreen shrubs and trees[4] commonly known as brushhollies, xylosmas, or, more ambiguously, "logwoods". The generic name is derived from the Greek words ξύλον (xylon), meaning "wood, tree", and ὀσμή (osmé), meaning "smell",[5] referring to the fragrant wood of some of the species.[4] The Takhtajan system places it in the family Flacourtiaceae,[6] which is considered defunct by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group.[2]
- ^ a b "!Xylosma G. Forst". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b c "Genus: Xylosma G. Forst". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ Brenzel, K. N. (1995). Sunset Western Garden Book (6 ed.). Sunset Publishing Corporation. pp. 606–07. ISBN 978-0-376-03851-7.
- ^ a b Everett, T. H. (1982). The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture. Vol. 10. Taylor & Francis. p. 3572. ISBN 978-0-8240-7240-7.
- ^ Quattrocchi, U. (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Vol. IV R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. p. 2857. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3.
- ^ Takhtajan, A. (2009). Flowering Plants (2 ed.). Springer. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-4020-9608-2.