Xylosma suaveolens (J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) G. Forst. var. angustifolium F. Br., B. P. Bishop Museum Bull. 130: 186.. 1935.
Type information:
Holotype
[BISH]. F.B.H. Brown and E.D.W. Brown 898. 1921. Hiva Oa: Atuona. Isotype(s)
[BISH].
Note: Leaf morphology varies considerably throughout the Marquesas, and the type of X. suaveolens var. angustifolium F. Br. is a relatively narrow-leaved variant. Further study of this complex is needed.
=Xylosma suaveolens subsp. pubigerum
Note: Leaf morphology varies considerably throughout the Marquesas, and the type of X. suaveolens var. angustifolium F. Br. is a relatively narrow-leaved variant. Further study of this complex is needed.
*Verification: David Lorence.