Xylosma pachyphylla

Xylosma pachyphylla, commonly known as spiny logwood,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the 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]

Xylosma pachyphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Xylosma
Species:
X. pachyphylla
Binomial name
Xylosma pachyphylla
(Krug & Urb.) Urb.
Synonyms[2]

Myroxylon pachyphyllum Krug & Urban

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Xylosma pachyphyllum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34032A9832790. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34032A9832790.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Xylosma pachyphylla (Krug & Urban) Urban". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
  3. Liogier, Alain H.; Luis F. Martorell (2000). Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: a Systematic Synopsis (2nd ed.). La Editorial, UPR. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-8477-0369-2.


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