Buxus balearica Lam.

Balearic boxwood (en), Buis des Baléares (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Buxales > Buxaceae > Buxus

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen shrub. It grows 3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.25 - 2.75
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry hills. Open or lightly shaded positions on rocky slopes or sandy soils, usually where the soil is moist; at elevations up to 1,300 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses material wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Buxus balearica leaf picture by Christophe Bellat (cc-by-sa)
Buxus balearica leaf picture by manuelmm (cc-by-sa)
Buxus balearica leaf picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Buxus balearica flower picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Buxus balearica world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, Italy, Morocco, and Syrian Arab Republic

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:340272-1
WFO ID wfo-0000576455
COL ID 6965F
BDTFX ID 11685
INPN ID 87138
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Buxus longifolia Buxus haleppica Buxus balearica