View source for Buxus ← Buxus You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Buxus |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Sp. Pl. |place=2: 983. 1753 |year=1753 }} |common_names=Box;boxwood [Latin] |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Buxaceae;Buxus |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Buxaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Buxus]]</div></div> |etymology=<i>buxus</i>; from Greek <i>pyxos</i> (or <i>puxos</i>), name for box tree, of uncertain origin but supposedly from <i>pyknos</i>, dense, solid, alluding to excellent wood |volume=Volume 10 |mention_page= |treatment_page= }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="shrub growth form"><b>Shrubs </b>[trees], not clonal.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="leaf arrangement;leaf arrangement"><b>Leaves </b>opposite or subopposite;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="blade margin architecture or shape;surface reflectance">blade margins entire, surfaces shiny.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="inflorescence position;inflorescence position or structure subtype;spike architecture or shape;spike arrangement"><b>Inflorescences </b>axillary and terminal, spikes or capitate clusters [racemes].</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="flower architecture;flower position"><b>Staminate </b>flowers basal;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="tepal quantity">tepals 4;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="pistillode presence">pistillode present.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="flower architecture;flower quantity;flower position"><b>Pistillate </b>flowers 1 per inflorescence, apical;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="tepal quantity;tepal quantity">tepals 5 or 6;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="ovary architecture;ovary architecture">ovary 2-carpellate or 3-carpellate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="locule quantity">locules 1 per carpel;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="stigma shape">stigma decurrent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="interstylar nectary presence;interstylar nectariferous tissue presence">interstylar nectaries or nectariferous tissue present;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="ovule quantity">ovules 2 per locule.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="fruits capsule shape;fruits capsule dehiscence;fruits capsule architecture or dehiscence;fruits capsule pubescence"><b>Fruits </b>capsules, broadly oblong [globose or ovoid], loculicidally dehiscent, splitting into 2 or 3 valves, forcibly ejecting seeds at maturity, usually glabrous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="style duration">style persistent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties=""><b>Seeds </b>2 per locule, black, oblong;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s17" data-properties="aril prominence">with rudimentary aril.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s18" data-properties="seed quantity;seed coloration;seed shape;x chromosome quantity">x = 14.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Mexico;West Indies;Central America;n South America;Europe;Asia;Africa |introduced=true |discussion=<p>Species ca. 70 (1 in the flora).</p><!-- --><p>The structures subtending the pistillate flowers are ambiguous; they may be tepals or bracts. The taxonomy and nomenclature of <i>Buxus</i> are unsettled. Species and cultivars other than <i>B. sempervirens</i> are likely to persist from cultivation.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Buxus |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Buxaceae |distribution=Mexico;West Indies;Central America;n South America;Europe;Asia;Africa |introduced=true |reference=None |publication title=Sp. Pl. |publication year=1753 |special status= |source xml= |genus=Buxus |aril prominence=rudimentary |blade margin architecture or shape=entire |flower architecture=pistillate;staminate |flower position=apical;basal |flower quantity=1 |fruits capsule architecture or dehiscence=splitting |fruits capsule dehiscence=dehiscent |fruits capsule pubescence=glabrous |fruits capsule shape=oblong |inflorescence position=axillary |inflorescence position or structure subtype=terminal |interstylar nectariferous tissue presence=absent |interstylar nectary presence=absent |leaf arrangement=subopposite;opposite |locule quantity=1 |ovary architecture=3-carpellate;2-carpellate |ovule quantity=2 |pistillode presence=absent |seed coloration=black |seed quantity=2 |seed shape=oblong |shrub growth form=not clonal |spike architecture or shape=capitate |spike arrangement=cluster |stigma shape=decurrent |style duration=persistent |surface reflectance=shiny |tepal quantity=6;5;4 |x chromosome quantity=14 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Buxaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Buxaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Buxus.