Ericaceae Juss.
Xylococcus Nutt.
, legitimate, scientific
[Nuttall, T. (1843), Description and notices of new or rare plants in the natural Orders Lobeliaceae, Campanulaceae, Vaccinieae, Ericaceae, collected in a journey of the continent of North America, and during a visit to the Sandwich Islands, and upper California. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, n. ser 8]:
258-259
[primary reference]
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Type:
Xylococcus bicolor Nutt.
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Etymology:
"The name derived from ξνλον, wood, and χοχχος, a berry; the berry or drupe being of a woody hardness.)"