Buxus L.
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.293200 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B0402C-FEC4-E26D-FDF9-FC82DEC0F9CE |
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treatment provided by |
Plazi |
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scientific name |
Buxus L. |
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1. Buxus L. View in CoL 2
Evergreen shrubs or small trees with entire, coriaceous, opposite leaves. Monoecious, each axillary cluster containing a terminal female flower with some male flowers below it. Male flowers with 4 sepals, 4 stamens and vestigial ovary. Female flowers without clearly defined perianth but subtended by spirally arranged bracteoles; styles stout, persistent; stigmas 2-lobed. Fruit a loculicidal capsule, with 2 seeds in each loculus. Seeds with caruncle.
Leaves 15-30 mm; inflorescence c. 5 mm in diameter; styles less than half as long as capsule 1. sempervirens
Leaves 25-40 mm; inflorescence c. 10 mm in diameter; styles nearly as long as capsule 2. balearica
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