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December 2023

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Buxus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 983 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000005846.

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Synonyms of Buxus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Buxanthus Tiegh. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 8, 5: 325. 1897. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000005841
Buxella Tiegh. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 8, 5: 326. 1897. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000005843
Macropodandra Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 114. 1899. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000022754
Notobuxus Oliv. Hooker's Icon. Pl. 14: 78. 1882. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000026313
Tricera Schreb. Gen. Pl., ed. 8[a]. 2: 630. 1791 [May 1791] ; Sw. Fl. Ind. Occ. i. 331., t. 7 (1797). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000038906

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Buxus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus angustifolia G.E.Schatz & Lowry Adansonia 24(2): 182 (2002). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000576447
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus australis G.Don Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001356813
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus citrifolia var. fuscescens Müll.Arg. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 16(1): 15. 1869 [mid Nov 1869] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001398007
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus microphylla f. tarokoensis (S.Y.Lu & Yuen P.Yang) F.Y.Lu, C.H.Ou, Y.T.Chen, Y.S.Chi, K.C.Lu & Y.H.Tseng Trees Taiwan [Lu Fu-Yuan] 2: 45. 2006 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325806
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus microphylla var. liukiuensis (Makino) S.S.Ying Colour. Illustr. Pl. Taiwan, Pt. 3; Colour. Illustr. Ligneous Pl. Taiwan 1: 375 (1987), without basionym ref. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus nitidus Hallier f. Meded. Rijks-Herb. 37: 16 (1918) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000576582