Psiloxylon
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| Psiloxylon | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Psiloxylon |
| Species: | P. mauritianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Psiloxylon mauritianum Baill. |
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Psiloxylon mauritianum is species of flowering plant, the sole species of family Psiloxylaceae. It is endemic to the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius and Réunion) in the Indian Ocean.
It is a white-barked evergreen tree, bearing essential oils.
It was formerly placed alone in family Psiloxylaceae, but is now considered a basal member of the family Myrtaceae.
[edit] References
- Wilson, P. G., O'Brien, M. M., Heslewood, M. M., & Quinn, C. J. (2004). Relationships within Myrtaceae sensu lato based on a matK phylogeny. Plant Systematics and Evolution 251: 3-19.
