Xylosma flexuosa (Kunth) Hemsley. Common name: Brush-holly, Coronilla, Mexican Xylosma. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Brushland, palm groves. Distribution: S. TX, Mexico, Central America to n. South America (Venezuela); West Indies (Curaçao).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA7, K4, Mex, Tx. Basionym: Flacourtia flexuosa Kunth 1825
Links to other floras: = Xylosma flexuosa - FNA7
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Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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