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Buxus
sempervirens
L.
HIGHER TAXON:
Buxaceae
GENUS:
Buxus
L.
Buxus
sempervirens
L.
[1]
PLACES
: -
Africa
Europe
Belgium (N) [13]; Corsica (N) [1]; England (N) [1]
Buckinghamshire [1], Gloucester [1], Kent [1]
Surrey [1]; France (N) [1]; Germany (N) [1]
Greece (N) [1]; Italy (N) [1]; Portugal (N) [1]
Scotland (I) [13]; Spain (N) [1]; Wales (I) [13]
HABITATS
:
Europe
Chalk scrub [1], Wood [1]
DESCRIPTORS
:
Chromosome number (2n=):
28 [1]
Data reviewed?:
30 july 1994 [1]
Flower colour:
white [1], green [1]
Hairiness:
Hairy [1]
Height:
2-5m [1], 5-10m [1]
Leaf arrangement:
opposite [1]
Leaf shape:
simple [1]
Life form (Raunkier):
Phanerophyte - micro (2-8m) [1]
Lifespan:
perennial [1]
Month of flowering:
april [1], may [1]
Month of fruiting:
september [1]
Native:
Native [1]
Pollinating agent:
bee [1], fly [1]
LITERATURE POINTERS
:
Description [1,12]
USES
:
Drink [12]; Medicinal-Other [12]; Perfumes [12]; Wood - Engraving [12];
Wood - Furniture [12]; Wood - Instruments [12]
VERNACULAR
:
Box [1]
NOTES
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FREE TEXT
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Buxus sempervirens L.
This tree is commonly found in graveyards in England.
DATA SOURCES:
1.
Clapham AR Tutin TG Warburg EF,1962
Flora of the British Isles Second Edition
12.
Johns, C.A. Rev.,1953
British Trees, Routledge.
13.
Rose,F.,1981
The Wild Flower Key, Warne.
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