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Encyclopedia > Psiloxylaceae
'''Psiloxylon'''
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Psiloxylaceae
Genus: Psiloxylon
species

P. mauritanum


Psilioxylon mauritanum is species of white-barked flowering evergreen trees, bearing essential oils, the sole species of family Psiloxylaceae. it is endemic to the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius and Reunion) of the Indian Ocean.


Reference

  • Wilson, P. G.; O'Brien, M. M.; Heslewood, M. M.; and Quinn, C. J. Relationships within Myrtaceae sensu lato based on a matK phylogeny. Plant Systematics and Evolution; September 30, 2004.


 

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