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Buxus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 983 (1753)  

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

Species in Buxus ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

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). wfo-0000576447
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus arborescens var. angustifolia (Mill.) Weston – — wfo-1200110044
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus arborescens var. argenteovariegata Weston – — wfo-1200110043
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus arborescens var. aureolimbo Weston – — wfo-1200110042
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus arborescens var. aureovariegata Weston – — wfo-1200110041
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus australis G.Don Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 1830 wfo-0001356813
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus balearica f. acutifolia Pau – — wfo-1200110017
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus balearica f. granatensis Pau – — wfo-1200110018
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus benguellensis var. benguellensis – – — wfo-1200109988
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus borbonica Desveuax ex Mathou – — wfo-1000077020
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus cephalantha var. cephalantha – – — wfo-1200109985
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] wfo-0001398007
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus citrifolia var. genuina Müll.Arg. – — wfo-1200110015
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus cochinchinensis var. cochinchinensis – – — wfo-1200109986
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus cyclophylla Floden & Shipunov – — wfo-1000077019
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus ekmanii subsp. ekmanii – – — wfo-1200109990
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus excisa subsp. excise – – — wfo-1200109991
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus flaviramea (Britton) R.A.Howard – — wfo-1000077769
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus gonoclada subsp. gonoclada – – — wfo-1200109992
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus japonica var. microphylla (Siebold & Zucc.) Müll.Arg. ex Miq. – — wfo-1200110027
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus japonica var. variegata Dippel – — wfo-1200110026
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus liukiuensis f. glabra Hiyama – — wfo-1200110019
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus macowanii var. benguellensis (Gilg.) Mathou – — wfo-1200110016
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus madagascarica subsp. sambiranensis H.Perrier – — wfo-1200110046
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus madagascarica subsp. tropophila H.Perrier – — wfo-1200110045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus madagascarica subsp. xerophila H.Perrier – — wfo-1200109995
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus microphylla f. rubra (Makino) Hatus. in J. Dept. Agric. Kyushu Imp. Univ. 6: 32. 1942 — wfo-1200110283
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 wfo-0001325806
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus microphylla subsp. minutissima – – — wfo-1200110286
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus microphylla var. arborescens Nakai – — wfo-1200110028
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. wfo-0001402071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus microphylla var. microphylla – – — wfo-1200109987
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus microphylla var. pilosa Hiyama – — wfo-1200110287
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus microphylla var. rotundifolia Nakai – — wfo-1200110025
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus microphylla var. suffruticosa (Siebold) Makino – — wfo-1200110013
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus nitidus (Miq.) Hallier f. Meded. Rijks-Herb. 37: 16 (1918) wfo-0000576582
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus obcordata T.Moore – — wfo-1000077029
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus pilosula subsp. pilosula – – — wfo-1200109993
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus pliocenica Saporta & Marion – — wfo-1000077018
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus retusa subsp. retusa – – — wfo-1200109994
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus rugulosa var. sinica Rehder & E.H.Wilson – — wfo-1200110012
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sect. Buxella (Tiegh.) Hutch. – — wfo-1000077030
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sect. Eubuxus (Baill.) Hatus. – — wfo-1000077023
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sect. Eugeniobuxus Hatus. – — wfo-1000077024
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sect. Probuxus Mathou – — wfo-1000077025
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sect. Tricera (Schreb.) Baill. – — wfo-1000077028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens f. argenteovariegata (Weston) Schelle – — wfo-1200110040
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens f. aureovariegata (Weston) Schelle – — wfo-1200110039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens f. bullata (G.Kirchn.) Rehder – — wfo-1200110038
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens f. glauca (G.Kirchn.) Rehder – — wfo-1200110037
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens f. handsworthiensis (Dallim.) Rehder – — wfo-1200110036
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens f. latifolia Sennen & Elías – — wfo-1200110008
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens f. macrocarpa Sennen – — wfo-1200110007
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens f. marginata (Loudon) Rehder – — wfo-1200110031
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens f. microrrhina Cuatrec. – — wfo-1200110010
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens f. pendula (C.Pynaert) Rehder – — wfo-1200110030
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens f. prostrata (Dallim.) Rehder – — wfo-1200110011
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens f. pyramidalis (Simon-Louis) Rehder – — wfo-1200110029
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens f. rubra Makino – — wfo-1200110014
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens subsp. sempervirens – – — wfo-1200107703
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens var. bullata G.Kirchn. – — wfo-1200110055
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens var. emarginata Sennen – — wfo-1200110009
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens var. fruticosa Gaudin – — wfo-1200110034
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens var. gigantea Veill. – — wfo-1200110047
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens var. glauca G.Kirchn. – — wfo-1200110054
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens var. handsworthiensis Dallim. – — wfo-1200110053
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens var. humilis Mérat – — wfo-1200110035
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens var. marginata Loudon – — wfo-1200110052
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens var. microphylla (Siebold & Zucc.) Hayata in J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 20(3): 83. 1904 — wfo-1200110275
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens var. pendula C.Pynaert – — wfo-1200110051
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens var. pendula-variegata C.Pynaert – — wfo-1200110033
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens var. prostrata Dallim. – — wfo-1200110050
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus sempervirens var. putata Gaudin – — wfo-1200110032
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus subsect. Buxanthus (Tiegh.) Mathou – — wfo-1000077027
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus subsect. Buxella (Tiegh.) Mathou – — wfo-1000077026
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus subsect. Pedicellatae Mathou – — wfo-1000077021
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus subsect. Sessiliflorae Mathou – — wfo-1000077022
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Buxus wrightii subsp. wrightii – – — wfo-1200109989