Taxonavigation

Familia: Salicaceae
Tribus: Flacourtieae
Genus: Xylosma
Species: X. congesta – X. crenata – X. domingensis – X. flexuosa – X. longifolia – X. orbiculata – X. panamensis – X. prockia – X. senticosa – X. serrata – X. spiculifera

Name

Xylosma G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr. 72. (1786) nom. et typ. cons.

• Type species: Xylosma orbiculata G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr. 72. (1786)
  

Note: Gender is feminine (vide D. H. Nicolson, Taxon 43(1): 107. 1994). Since the generic name is of Greek origin with "-ma" ending, however, some authorities erroneously assign a "neuter" gender, but the suffix "-osme" refers to the smell and is feminine in Greek.

References

• Alford, M.H. 2006. Nomenclatural innovations in neotropical Salicaceae. Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 16(3): 293-298. DOI: 10.3417/1055-3177(2006)16[293:NIINS]2.0.CO;2 PDF Reference page. 
• Van Welzen, P.C. 2002. The correct interpretation of Euonymus auriculatus Craib (Celastraceae) and Myladenia serrata Airy Shaw (Euphorbiaceae). Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 50: 111–114. Full text Reference page. 
• Nicolson, D.H. 1994. Gender of generic names, particularly those ending in-ma, in the'Names in current use'list. Taxon 43(1): 97-107. PDF
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Xylosma in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

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