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Buxus sempervirens
Buxaceae
Common Names in the Capital District:
Boj
Origin
Europe
Uses
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Habitat
No habitats have been reported for this species yet
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Buxus sempervirens
in JBB herbarium
REFERENCES (click to expand)
Origin:
Benedí-Gonzalez, C. (1997). Buxaceae. En Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. (Vol. VIII, p. 300). Madrid, España: Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid (C.S.I.C.).
Di Domenico, F., Lucchese, F., & Magri, D. (2012).
Buxus
in Europe: Late Quaternary dynamics and modern vulnerability. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 14(5), 354–362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2012.07.001
Height:
Polunin, O. (1969). Flowers of Europe: a field guide. Londres: Oxford U.P.
Uses:
Ortiz, A. N. (2016). Entrevista a Alba Nubia Ortiz, Jardín Botánico de Bogotá José Celestino Mutis.
Suggested citation
Plataforma de nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá. Buxus sempervirens, http://nombrescomunes.jbb.gov.co/ (Consulted in 2024-12-06).
Growth form and scale
Shrub, height 5.00 m
Woody plant less than 5 m high, branching from the base.
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