Taxon: Xylosma flexuosa (Kunth) Hemsl.

Summary

Genus:

Xylosma

Family:

Salicaceae

Nomen number:

42129

Place of publication:

Biol. cent.-amer., Bot. 1:57. 1879

Verified:

01/03/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Flacourtia flexuosa Kunth

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
Sleumer, H. O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 22:157.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). Note: lists as "flexuosum"

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
Spanish	alfilerillo	2	Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
Spanish	coronilla	2	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
Spanish	escoba blanca de montaña	2	Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
Spanish	huiscarol	2	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
Spanish	junco	2	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
Spanish	pico de burrión	2	Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
Spanish	tejocotillo	2	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Sleumer, H. O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 22:157.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Sleumer, H. O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 22:157.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Sleumer, H. O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 22:157.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Sleumer, H. O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 22:157.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Netherlands Antilles	Curacao		Sleumer, H. O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 22:157.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Sleumer, H. O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 22:157.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Sleumer, H. O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 22:157.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Sleumer, H. O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 22:157.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). Note: lists as "flexuosum"
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Sleumer, H. O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 22:157.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Sleumer, H. O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 22:157.

Native
Northern America

SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas (s.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Netherlands Antilles [Curacao]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela

Reference(s)

Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as "flexuosum"
Sleumer, H. O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 22:157.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). Note: lists as "flexuosum"

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://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=42129. Accessed 12 May 2026.