Genus Buxus L.


Summary
Genus number:
1826
Last updated:
6 September 1998
Family:
Buxaceae
Common name(s):

box, boxwood
Accession count:

433 (368  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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References:
  1. Batdorf, L. R. 2004. Boxwood: An illustrated encyclopedia. In: Batdorf, L. R., Boxwood: An illustrated encyclopedia 1-294.
  2. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  3. Schatz, G. E. & P. P Lowry II. 2002. A synoptic revision of the genus Buxus L. (Buxaceae) in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. Adansonia 24(2):179-196.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=1826. Accessed 11 May 2026.