Xylosma crenata
| Xylosma crenata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Xylosma |
| Species: | X. crenata |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylosma crenata (H.St.John) H.St.John, 1976 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| Antidesma crenatum H.St.John | |
Xylosma crenata, the sawtooth logwood,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae.
It is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. It is a tree, reaching a height of 46 ft (14 m).
Sawtooth logwood inhabits montane mesic forests dominated by koa (Acacia koa) and ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) at an elevations of 975–1,065 m (3,199–3,494 ft).
It is threatened by habitat loss.[4]
References
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Xylosma crenatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30973A9596425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30973A9596425.en.
- ^ "Xylosma crenata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ NRCS. "Xylosma crenata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ " Xylosma crenata". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation. 2006-04-13. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved 2009-11-21.