Accession #: 198500587
Accession Date: 1985-12-31
Common name: Shiny Xylosma
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Synonym(s): <i>Xylosma congesta</i> (Lour.) Merr.
Country of Origin: China
Description: Dioecious, evergreen shrub or small tree to 15 feet, with sharp, slender, axillary thorns; leaves ovate-acuminate, to 3.5 inches long, serrate, shining above, petioles slender, to .25 inches long; berry black, globose, to 3/16 inch in diameter.
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USDA Zone: 8a-9b
Source: Unknown
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