Buxus sinica (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) M.Cheng

Species

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Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees; branchlets terete, longitudinally ribbed, grayish white; young branches tetragonous, pubescent; internode (3-)5-20 mm. Petiole 1-2 mm; leaf blade varied in shape and size, broadly elliptic, broadly obovate, orbicular, obovate, obovate-oblong, or elliptic-lanceolate to lanceolate, (5-)7-35 × (3.5-)5-20 mm, leathery, thickly leathery, or thinly leathery, shining adaxially, glabrous on both surfaces or puberulent along basal half of midrib, base rounded to cuneate, apex rounded, obtuse with retuse tip or acuminate with acute tip; midrib elevated adaxially, lateral veins obscure and rugulose adaxially. Inflorescences axillary, capitate; rachis 3-4 mm, pubescent; bracts broadly ovate, 2-2.5 mm, ± pubescent abaxially. Male flowers ca. 10, sessile; outer tepals ovate-elliptic; inner tepals suborbicular, 2.5-3 mm, glabrous; stamens ca. 4 mm; sterile pistil with clavate gynophore, apex slightly inflated, ca. 2 mm, sterile pistil and tepals length ca. 2:3 or equal to 3:2. Female flowers: tepals ca. 3 mm; ovary slightly longer than style, glabrous; style thick and compressed; stigma obcordate, decurrent to middle part of style. Capsule subglobose, 6-8(-10) mm; persistent style 2-3 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 3.5
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Environment

Forests in mountain valleys and on slopes, thickets, streamsides, stony areas; at elevations from 600-2,600 metres.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -23
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Images

Buxus sinica unspecified picture

Distribution

Buxus sinica world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Conservation status

Buxus sinica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128704-1
WFO ID wfo-0000576644
COL ID 6965N
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Buxus sinica Buxus intermedia Buxus intermedia Buxus microphylla f. pubescens Buxus microphylla var. intermedia Buxus microphylla var. sinica Buxus microphylla subsp. sinica Buxus microphylla var. tarokoensis Buxus sinica var. intermedia Buxus sinica var. sinica Buxus sinica subsp. sinica

Lower taxons

Buxus sinica var. aemulans Buxus sinica var. insularis Buxus sinica var. parvifolia