Buxus sempervirens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Buxaceae
Genus: Buxus
Species: Buxus sempervirens

Name

Buxus sempervirens L., Sp. Pl. 2: 983. 1753.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Buxus arborescens (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8, n° 1. 1768.
- Buxus colchica Pojark., Ref. Nauno-Issl. Rabot. Otd. Biol. Nauk 1945: 7. 1947.
- Buxus hyrcana Pojark., Ref. Nauno-Issl. Rabot. Otd. Biol. Nauk 1945, 3. 1947.
- Buxus myrtifolia Lam., Encycl. Méth. Bot., 1, 511. 1785.
- Buxus sempervirens f. angustifolia Elías & Sennen in sched. (MA 75886), nom. inval.
- Buxus sempervirens f. latifolia Sennen & Elías, in sched. (MA 75885), nom. inval.
- Buxus sempervirens f. macrocarpa Sennen, in sched. (MA 75884), nom. inval.
- Buxus sempervirens f. microrrhina Cuatrec., Cavanillesia 3: 15. 1930.
- Buxus sempervirens f. myrtifolia (Lam.) C.K.Schneid., Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2:140. 1907.
- Buxus sempervirens f. pendula (Dallim.) Rehder, Bibl. cult. trees 390. 1949.
- Buxus sempervirens f. prostrata (Bean) Rehder, Bibl. cult. trees 390. 1949.
- Buxus sempervirens subsp. hyrcana (Pojark.) Takht., Bot. Zhurn. 57(2): 250. 1972.
- Buxus sempervirens var. arborescens L., Sp. Pl. 1: 983. 1753.
- Buxus sempervirens var. suffruticosa L., Sp. Pl. 1: 983. 1753.
- Buxus sempervirens var. emarginata Sennen, Pl. Espagne n.° 3572 (MA 75889), nom. inval.
- Buxus sempervirens var. myrtifolia (Lam.) Sweet
- Buxus sempervirens var. pendula Dallim., Holly Yew Box 228. 1909.
- Buxus sempervirens var. prostrata Bean, Trees shrubs hardy Brit. Isles 1:278. 1914.
- Buxus suffruticosa (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8, n° 3. 1768.

Homonyms

Buxus sempervirens Thunb. = Buxus microphylla Sieb. & Zucc.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Turkmenistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Turkey

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 983. Reference page.

Additional references

Benedí, C. (ed.) 1997. Flora Iberica. Buxaceae. Flora iberica 8. CSIC. Real Jardín Botánico. Madrid: 186–190 [1]

Links

Chadburn, H. & Barstow, M. 2018. Buxus sempervirens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T202944A68067753.en.
Hassler, M. 2019. Buxus sempervirens. 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 sempervirens 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.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Buxus sempervirens in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 24.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Buxus sempervirens. Published online. Accessed: Jul 13 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Buxus sempervirens in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 13.
Tropicos.org 2019. Buxus sempervirens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jul 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Buxus sempervirens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Buixo
català: Boix
čeština: zimostráz vždyzelený, zimostráz obecný
dansk: Almindelig Buksbom
Deutsch: Gewöhnlicher Buchsbaum
English: box, European box, boxwood
español: Boj Común
suomi: Isopuksipuu
Nordfriisk: Boksbuum
français: Buis Toujours Vert
italiano: Bosso Comune, Mortella, Bossolo
polski: bukszpan zwyczajny, bukszpan wieczniezielony
русский: Самшит вечнозелёный
svenska: Buxbom
Türkçe: Adi Şimşir

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