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Xylosma glaberrima is a shrub or small tree from the Atlantic Forest of southeast Brazil, grown mainly for its glossy foliage. It needs warm, humid conditions and does best in well-drained soil.
Xylosma glaberrima is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae.
It is endemic to southeast Brazil, in Paraná (state), Rio de Janeiro (state), and São Paulo (state).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xylosma glaberrima by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
