Psiloxylon

taxobox
name = "Psiloxylon"
status = CR
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Psiloxylon"
species = "P. mauritianum"
binomial = "Psiloxylon mauritianum"
binomial_authority = Baill.|

"Psiloxylon mauritianum" is species of flowering plant, the sole species of family Psiloxylaceae. 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.

References

* Wilson, P. G., O'Brien, M. M., Heslewood, M. M., & Quinn, C. J. (2004). Relationships within Myrtaceae sensu lato based on a matK phylogeny. "Plant Systematics and Evolution" 251: 3-19.