Buxus microphylla

Buxus microphylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Buxales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Buxales

Familia: Buxaceae
Genus: Buxus
Species: Buxus microphylla
Varietates: B. m. var. japonica – B. m. var. kitashimae – B. m. var. pubescens – B. m. var. riparia – B. m. var. tarokoensis

Name

Buxus microphylla Siebold & Zucc., 1845

Synonyms

• Buxus obcordata Moore
• Buxus obcordata-variegata Fortune
• Buxus ovalifolia Siebold ex K. Koch
• Buxus rotundifolia Hort. ex K. Koch
• Buxus sempervirens Thunb.
• Buxus virens Thunb.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: known only in cultivation, India (I), Mexico (I) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Siebold, P.F.v. & Zuccarini, J.G., 1845. Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(2):142.

Links

• Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group 2019. Buxus microphylla. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T143486550A143486552.en.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Buxus microphylla. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 13. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Buxus microphylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Buxus microphylla. Published online. Accessed: Jul 13 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Buxus microphylla in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 13.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Buxus microphylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jul 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Buxus microphylla in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Japanese Box, Littleleaf Box
español: Boj Japónico, Boj de Hojas Pequeñas

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