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Xylosma crenata

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Xylosma crenata
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Xylosma crenata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Xylosma crenata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  4. ^ " 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.