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Xylosma

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Xylosma' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/xylosma/). Accessed 2024-04-16.

Family

  • Flacourtiaceae

Species in genus

Glossary

axillary
Situated in an axil.
berry
Fleshy indehiscent fruit with seed(s) immersed in pulp.
unisexual
Having only male or female organs in a flower.

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Xylosma' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/xylosma/). Accessed 2024-04-16.

A genus of predominantly tropical trees and shrubs. Leaves leathery, toothed. Flowers small, unisexual, in axillary clusters. Sepals imbricated. Petals none. Stamens numerous. Fruit a few-seeded berry.

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