Details for: NA 4207, Buxus sempervirens L., 'Macrophylla'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Buxus sempervirens L.
Cultivar:
'Macrophylla'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
15 Nov 1952
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Shrub
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Buxus sempervirens L.
Cultivar:
'Macrophylla'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
15 Nov 1952
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Shrub
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Macrophylla'
Type: Cultivar name

NA 4207
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Full name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Buxus sempervirens 'Macrophylla'. This clone is somewhat of a mystery; it does not appear to be widely known (it is notably absent from the listings in Boxwood: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, which instead erroneously lists it as a synonym of the species Buxus macrophylla.) The plant appears to be related to the 'Pyramidalis'/'Fastigiata' group by habit, and falls within that group according to DNA analysis. It is not closely related to the 'Latifolia' group or to the clone 'Latifolia Macrophylla'. Its leaves have been measured at 26-29 mm long and 12 mm wide. Per letter from Dr. Henry T. Skinner to Burdette L. Wagenknecht (registrar for Buxus) dated December 13, 1971, "This clone derives from the Morris Arboretum and is believed to have origin in a shipment from Hillier's Nurseries in England. As such, it may be identifiable with 'Latifolia Macrophylla' registered in 1965. Pending determination to the contrary, we would not be inclined to list it "as is"."-SBL
Buxus sempervirens L.
Genus:
Buxus
Family:
Buxaceae
Nomen number:

8212
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:983. 1753
Verified:
09/09/1986 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Buxus sempervirens L. f. sempervirens
Buxus sempervirens L. var. sempervirens

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Buxus colchica Pojark.
Buxus hyrcana Pojark.
Buxus myrtifolia Lam.
Buxus sempervirens L. f. myrtifolia (Lam.) C. K. Schneid.
Buxus sempervirens L. f. pendula (Dallim.) Rehder
Buxus sempervirens L. f. prostrata (Bean) Rehder
Buxus sempervirens L. var. myrtifolia (Lam.) Sweet
Buxus sempervirens L. var. pendula Dallim.
Buxus sempervirens L. var. prostrata Bean

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbox  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishboxtree  1Batdorf, L. R. 2004. Boxwood: An illustrated encyclopedia
Englishboxwood  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishboxwoodtree  1Batdorf, L. R. 2004. Boxwood: An illustrated encyclopedia
EnglishCaucasian boxwood  1Batdorf, L. R. 2004. Boxwood: An illustrated encyclopedia
Englishcommon box  1Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Englishcommon boxwood  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
EnglishEuropean box  1Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
EnglishFrench boxwood  1Batdorf, L. R. 2004. Boxwood: An illustrated encyclopedia
EnglishPersian boxwood  1Batdorf, L. R. 2004. Boxwood: An illustrated encyclopedia
EnglishTurkish boxwood  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Portuguese (Brazil)árvore-da-caixa  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)buxinho  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)buxo  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Swedishbuxbom  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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