Xylosma nelsonii

| authority = [[Elmer Drew Merrill|Merr.]]

| authority = [[Elmer Drew Merrill|Merr.]]

| synonyms = {{hidden begin|title=List}}

| synonyms = {{hidden begin|title=List}}

* ''Flacourtia integrifolia'' <small>[[Elmer Drew Merrill|Merr.]]</small>

*''Flacourtia integrifolia'' <small>[[Elmer Drew Merrill|Merr.]]</small>

{{hidden end}}

{{hidden end}}

| synonyms_ref = <ref name="Note01" group="Note"/><ref name=":1"/>

| synonyms_ref = <ref name="Note01" group="Note"/><ref name=":1"/>

==Taxonomy==

==Taxonomy==

''Xylosma nelsonii'' was first described by [[Elmer Drew Merrill]] in 1914 as ''Flacourtia integrifolia'', and was later reassigned by Merrill himself in 1919 to its current name.<ref name=":1"/><ref name=":2"/><ref name=":3"/> ''Xylosma nelsonii'' was not subject to the [[Agreement (linguistics)|grammatical gender concordance]] of ''Xylosma'' by [[Dan Henry Nicolson]] because its epithet is a genitive noun, which remains unchanged regardless of gender.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nicolson |first=Dan Henry |date=1994 |title=Gender of generic names, particularly those ending in -ma, in the ‘Names in current use’ list |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2307/1223468 |journal=[[Taxon (journal)|Taxon]] |volume=43 |issue=1 |pages=107 |doi=10.2307/1223468 |issn=0040-0262 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2025-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Stearn |first=William T. |date=1992 |title=Greek Words in Botanical Latin |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/27464639?oclcNum=27464639 |journal=Botanical Latin. History, Grammar, Syntax, Terminology and Vocabulary. |edition=4th |pages=257 |isbn=0-88192-321-4 |oclc=27464639 |access-date=2025-07-08}}</ref> Over time, the species has acquired 1 [[Synonym (taxonomy)|synonym]].<ref name="Note01" group="Note"/>

''Xylosma nelsonii'' was first described by [[Elmer Drew Merrill]] in 1914 as ''Flacourtia integrifolia'', and was later reassigned by Merrill himself in 1919 to its current name.<ref name=":1"/><ref name=":2"/><ref name=":3"/> Later, the genus underwent a [[Agreement (linguistics)|grammatical gender concordance]], initiated by [[William T. Stearn]] in 1992 when he questioned the genus’s gender, and finalized by [[Dan Henry Nicolson]] in 1994, although ''Xylosma nelsonii'' was not subject to it because its epithet is a genitive noun, which remains unchanged regardless of gender.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nicolson |first=Dan Henry |date=1994 |title=Gender of generic names, particularly those ending in -ma, in the ‘Names in current use’ list |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2307/1223468 |journal=[[Taxon (journal)|Taxon]] |volume=43 |issue=1 |pages=107 |doi=10.2307/1223468 |issn=0040-0262 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2025-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Stearn |first=William T. |date=1992 |title=Greek Words in Botanical Latin |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/27464639?oclcNum=27464639 |journal=Botanical Latin. History, Grammar, Syntax, Terminology and Vocabulary. |edition=4th |pages=257 |isbn=0-88192-321-4 |oclc=27464639 |access-date=2025-07-08}}</ref> The collective number of [[Synonym (taxonomy)|synonym]]s across different sources is approximately 1.<ref name="Note01" group="Note"/>

Historically, ''Xylosma nelsonii'' was placed in [[Flacourtiaceae]] under older classification systems such as those of [[Cronquist system|Cronquist]] and [[Takhtajan system|Takhtajan]]. Eventually, Flacourtiaceae, including this [[taxon]], were reclassified into Salicaceae, a placement adopted by the [[APG III system]] and subsequently recognized by [[Plants of the World Online]], though this classification remains disputed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reveal |first=James |title=Takhtajan System of Angiosperm Classification |url=http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/pb250/takh1.html |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.plantsystematics.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Becker |first=Kenneth |date=1973 |title=A Comparison of Angiosperm Classification Systems |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1218032 |journal=Taxon |volume=22 |issue=1 |pages=19–50 |bibcode=1973Taxon..22...19B |doi=10.2307/1218032 |issn=0040-0262 |jstor=1218032 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2025-06-10}}</ref><ref name="GRIN">{{cite web |date=2025-06-10 |title=Genus: ''Xylosma'' G. Forst |url=https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=12989 |access-date=2025-06-10 |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture}}</ref>

Historically, ''Xylosma nelsonii'' was placed in [[Flacourtiaceae]] under older classification systems such as those of [[Cronquist system|Cronquist]] and [[Takhtajan system|Takhtajan]]. Eventually, Flacourtiaceae, including this [[taxon]], were reclassified into Salicaceae, a placement adopted by the [[APG III system]] and subsequently recognized by [[Plants of the World Online]], though this classification remains disputed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reveal |first=James |title=Takhtajan System of Angiosperm Classification |url=http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/pb250/takh1.html |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.plantsystematics.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Becker |first=Kenneth |date=1973 |title=A Comparison of Angiosperm Classification Systems |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1218032 |journal=Taxon |volume=22 |issue=1 |pages=19–50 |bibcode=1973Taxon..22...19B |doi=10.2307/1218032 |issn=0040-0262 |jstor=1218032 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2025-06-10}}</ref><ref name="GRIN">{{cite web |date=2025-06-10 |title=Genus: ''Xylosma'' G. Forst |url=https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=12989 |access-date=2025-06-10 |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture}}</ref>

==Onomastics==

==Onomastics==

The [[genus name]] ''Xylosma'' derives from the Greek words ''xylon'', meaning "wood," and ''osme'', meaning "fragrance," referring to the aromatic [[wood]] found in some species.<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |title=Xylosma congestum |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=255855 |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Missouri Botanical Garden}}</ref> The [[species epithet|specific epithet]], ''nelsonii'', is likely in honor of [[Edward William Nelson]].<ref name=":3"/>

The [[genus name]] ''Xylosma'' derives from {{Transliteration|grc|xylon}} ({{Langx|grc|ξύλον}}), meaning "wood" or "tree," and {{Transliteration|grc|osmé}} ({{Langx|grc|ὀσμή}}), meaning "smell," overall referring to the aromatic [[wood]] found in some species.<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |title=Xylosma congestum |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=255855 |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Missouri Botanical Garden}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zIOvJSJs-IkC |first=U. |last=Quattrocchi |title=CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology |volume=IV R-Z |year=2000 |publisher=Taylor & Francis US |isbn=978-0-8493-2678-3 |page=2857}}</ref> The [[specific epithet]], ''nelsonii'', is likely in honor of [[Edward William Nelson]].<ref name=":3"/>

==Notes==

==Notes==

{{reflist|group=Note|refs=

{{reflist|group=Note|refs=

<ref name=Note01>The synonymy of ''Xylosma nelsonii'' varies mildly across databases, with at least one conspicuous issue; that being the [[Encyclopedia of Life]] and the [[Open Tree of Life]] recognize the taxon as a synonym of its [[basionym]], the opposite of what other databases state.</ref>

<ref name=Note01>The synonymy of ''Xylosma nelsonii'' remains mildly contested, with only disputes over its taxonomic classification rooted in historical misattributions posing enduring confusion.</ref>

}}

}}