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Buxus macowanii Oliv.

Cape box (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Buxales > Buxaceae > Buxus

Characteristics

Tree 4-9 m tall, ± glabrous; stem straight, slender; bark greenish brown, longitudinally fissured; branchlets angled. Leaves opposite, narrowly rhombic-elliptic to ovate-oblong, 12-40 x 6-18 mm, apex obtuse, sometimes minutely apiculate, base cuneate, stiffly coriaceous, dark green, shiny; in seedlings and juvenile specimens leaves very narrowly linear. Inflorescences ± sessile axillary raceme; flowers very small, greenish. Male flowers clustered at base; perianth lobes 4; stamens 4-6, filaments free; pistillode minute. Female flowers apical or on separate inflorescences; perianth lobes 4-6; ovary 3-locular; styles 3. Fruit a loculicidal, 3-horned, greenish brown capsule, ± 7 mm in diameter. Seeds glossy black, triangular in section, ± 5.0 x 2.5 x 2.5 mm.
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Tree, 1.5-10.0 m high, bark longitudinally fissured, greenish brown; twigs angled. Leaves opposite, narrowly rhombic-elliptic to ovate-oblong, 12-40 x 6-18 mm, apex obtuse, base cuneate, stiffly coriaceous, dark green, shiny. Inflorescences ± sessile, axillary racemes, male and female flowers separate. Flowers very small, greenish. Flowering time July-Oct. Fruit a loculicidal, 3-horned, greenish brown capsule, ± 7 mm in diam.
Tree, up to 7 m high. Leaves ovate to ovate-oblong to linear, 15-30 x 7-18 mm. Fruit a brown, dehiscent capsule, 7 mm in diameter, crowned with 3 conspicuous horns. Flowers green.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 5.5 - 8.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Not known
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Buxus macowanii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Buxus macowanii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:340299-1
WFO ID wfo-0000576540
COL ID NZCV
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Synonyms

Buxus macowanii Buxella macowanii Notobuxus macowanii
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