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Buxus sempervirens

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-basalEudicot Order: Buxales Family: Buxaceae Genus: Buxus

boxwood

Description

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Historical Distribution

Synonyms (63)

Buxus angustifolia Mill. (1768)
Buxus arborescens Mill. (1768)
Buxus arborescens var. angustifolia (Mill.) Weston (1770)
Buxus arborescens var. argenteovariegata Weston (1770)
Buxus arborescens var. aureolimbo Weston (1770)
Buxus arborescens var. aureovariegata Weston (1770)
Buxus argentea Steud. (1840)
Buxus aurea Steud. (1840)
Buxus caucasica K.Koch (1873)
Buxus colchica Pojark. (1947)
Buxus crispa K.Koch (1873)
Buxus cucullata K.Koch (1873)
Buxus elegantissima K.Koch (1873)
Buxus fruticosa Borkh. (1793)
Buxus handsworthii K.Koch (1873)
Buxus hyrcana Pojark. (1947)
Buxus marginata Steud. (1840)
Buxus mucronata Baill. (1859)
Buxus myrtifolia Lam. (1785)
Buxus rosmarinifolia Baill. (1859)
Buxus salicifolia K.Koch (1873)
Buxus sempervirens f. angustifolia (Mill.) Rehder (1949)
Buxus sempervirens f. argenteovariegata (Weston) Schelle (1903)
Buxus sempervirens f. aureovariegata (Weston) Schelle (1903)
Buxus sempervirens f. bullata (G.Kirchn.) Rehder (1949)
Buxus sempervirens f. glauca (G.Kirchn.) Rehder (1949)
Buxus sempervirens f. handsworthiensis (Dallim.) Rehder (1949)
Buxus sempervirens f. latifolia Sennen & Elías
Buxus sempervirens f. macrocarpa Sennen
Buxus sempervirens f. marginata (Loudon) Rehder (1949)
Buxus sempervirens f. microrrhina Cuatrec. (1930)
Buxus sempervirens f. myrtifolia (Lam.) C.K.Schneid. (1907)
Buxus sempervirens f. pendula (C.Pynaert) Rehder (1949)
Buxus sempervirens f. prostrata (Dallim.) Rehder (1949)
Buxus sempervirens f. pyramidalis (Simon-Louis) Rehder (1949)
Buxus sempervirens f. rosmarinifolium (Baill.) C.K.Schneid. (1907)
Buxus sempervirens f. rotundifolia (Baill.) Schelle (1903)
Buxus sempervirens f. suffruticosa (L.) Rehder (1949)
Buxus sempervirens pyramidalis Simon-Louis (1869)
Buxus sempervirens subsp. hyrcana (Pojark.) Takht. (1972)
Buxus sempervirens var. angustifolia (Mill.) Gray (1822)
Buxus sempervirens var. arborescens L. (1753)
Buxus sempervirens var. bullata G.Kirchn. (1864)
Buxus sempervirens var. emarginata Sennen
Buxus sempervirens var. fruticosa Gaudin (1830)
Buxus sempervirens var. glauca G.Kirchn. (1864)
Buxus sempervirens var. grandifolia Müll.Arg. (1869)
Buxus sempervirens var. handsworthiensis Dallim. (1908)
Buxus sempervirens var. humilis Mérat (1812)
Buxus sempervirens var. marginata Loudon (1838)
Buxus sempervirens var. myrtifolia (Lam.) Loudon (1842)
Buxus sempervirens var. pendula C.Pynaert (1893)
Buxus sempervirens var. pendula-variegata C.Pynaert (1893)
Buxus sempervirens var. prostrata Dallim. (1908)
Buxus sempervirens var. putata Gaudin (1830)
Buxus sempervirens var. rosmarinifolium Baill. (1859)
Buxus sempervirens var. rotundifolia Baill. (1859)
Buxus sempervirens var. subfrtuticosa Gray (1822)
Buxus sempervirens var. suffruticosa L. (1753)
Buxus suffruticosa Mill. (1768)
Buxus tenuifolia Baill. (1859)
Buxus variegata Steud. (1840)
Buxus vulgaris Bubani (1897)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Wind
Other Animals

Vegetative Reproduction

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 983 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Buxus sempervirens L. keakea island. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. wright s.n. US 1853-08-08
2 Buxus sempervirens L. Keakea Island. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wright, C. s.n. US 1853-00-00
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