Kingdom Plantae Family Myrtaceae Scientific name Psiloxylon mauritianum | Order Myrtales Species P. mauritianum Rank Genus | |
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Similar Heteropyxis, Arillastrum, Lysicarpus, Eucalyptopsis, Choricarpia | ||
Psiloxylon mauritianum (known locally as "Bois Bigaignon") is a species of flowering plant, the sole species of genus Psiloxylon. It is endemic to the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius and Réunion) in the Indian Ocean.
It is a white-barked evergreen tree, bearing essential oils.
It was formerly placed alone in family Psiloxylaceae, but is now considered a basal member of the family Myrtaceae.
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