Taxon:  Xylosma japonica A. Gray



Summary
Genus:
Xylosma
Family:
Salicaceae
Nomen number:
461750
Place of publication:
Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts ser. 2, 6:381.  1858-1859
Comment:
an illegitimate, superfluous name, originally based on Hisingera japonica Siebold & Zucc., itself an illegitimate, superfluous name (Madrid ICN Art. 52) for H. racemosa Siebold & Zucc. which epithet ought to have been adopted, so there is no parenthetical authorship (Madrid ICN Art. 58)
Verified:
09/17/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  2. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  3. Zmarzty, S. 2010. Xylosma congesta (Lour.) Merr. (Salicaceae) the correct name for the species otherwise known as X. japonica or X. racemosa. Taxon 59:289-290.
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Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=461750. Accessed 18 October 2026.