Xylosma G.Forst.

, Fl. Ins. Austr. 72 (1786), nom. cons. BHL
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332071-2
Publication
Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus
Collation
72
Date of Publication
Oct-Nov 1786
Family as entered in IPNI
Flacourtiaceae

Type Information

Type Name
X. orbiculata (J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.) G. Forst. (Myroxylon orbiculatum J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.)

Nomenclatural Notes

Status: nom. cons.

Remarks

Gender: feminine (vide D. H. Nicolson, Taxon 41(1): 107. 1994). Since the generic name is of Greek origin with -ma ending, some erroneously assign neuter gender; the suffix -osme refers to smell (feminine) in Greek.