Buxus sempervirens

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, 2nd 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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