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Schwaneck's logwood

Xylosma schwaneckeana

Family
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
Puerto Rico
Climate
wet tropical

About

Xylosma schwaneckeana, generally known as Schwaneck's logwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, endemically distributed throughout Puerto Rico.

Where it grows

The extent of Xylosma schwaneckeana is rather small, isolated to the Caribbean within Puerto Rico. Within its range, it can be found in the El Yunque National Forest and Carite State Forest, additionally recorded in Sierra de Cayey and Sierra de Luquillo.

Other Xylosma plants

Xylosma benthamii · Xylosma boulindae · Xylosma capillipes · Xylosma ciliatifolia · Xylosma congesta · Sawtooth logwood · Xylosma domingensis · Xylosma fawcettii · Brushholly · Xylosma glaberrima · Xylosma grossecrenata · Hawai'i brushholly

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xylosma schwaneckeana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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