- Buxus microphylla
Taxobox
name = "Buxus microphylla"
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regnum =Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Buxales
familia =Buxaceae
genus = "Buxus "
species = "B. microphylla"
binomial = "Buxus microphylla"
binomial_authority = Siebold &Zucc. "Buxus microphylla" (Japanese Box or Littleleaf Box) is a species of "
Buxus " native toJapan andTaiwan .Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?8207 "Buxus microphylla"] ]It is an
evergreen shrub or smalltree growing to 2–3 m tall. The leaves are bright green, 10–25 mm long, oval with a rounded or notched tip.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). "New RHS Dictionary of Gardening". Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.] Bean, W. J. (1976). "Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles" 8th ed., vol. 1. John Murray ISBN 0-7195-1790-7.]The species was first described from cultivated plants of in Japan of unknown origin; these are dwarf shrubs only growing to 1 m tall, with small leaves less than 18 mm long. Wild box plants in Japan differ somewhat, growing to 2–3 m tall with leaves up to 25 mm long; they are sometimes distinguished as "Buxus microphylla" var. "japonica" (Muell.-Arg.) Rehder & Wilson (syn. "B. japonica" Muell.-Arg.).
Plants from Taiwan are distinguished as "Buxus microphylla" var. "tarokoensis" S.Y.Lu & Y.P.Yang.Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?448512 "Buxus microphylla" var. "tarokoensis"] ]
Plants from
China andKorea formerly often cited as "Buxus microphylla" var. "sinica" are now treated as a distinct species "Buxus sinica ".Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?8210 "Buxus microphylla" var. "sinica"] ]The species is grown as an
ornamental plant both in its native area and elsewhere in temperate regions of the world.Plants For A Future: [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Buxus+microphylla "Buxus microphylla"] ]"Buxus microphylla" var. "compacta" (Kingsville Dwarf Boxwood) and similar cultivars are commonly used for
bonsai .References
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