Longleaf Logwood
Xylosma longifolium
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Assam, Punjab & more
- Flowering
- October-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Xylosma longifolium
- Genus
- Xylosma
- Family
- Flacourtiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Thailand, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Indo-China
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Assam, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Longleaf Logwood itself; the rest are typical of the Flacourtiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Flacourtiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Longleaf Logwood
Longleaf Logwood (Xylosma longifolium) belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Assam, Punjab and 4 other states. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia Family
Longleaf Logwood belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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