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
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Binomial name | |
Xylosma crenata (
H.St.John) H.St.John, 1976
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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]
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]