Plataforma de nombres comunes de las Plantas de Bogotá

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

More information

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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 2024-04-26).

Growth form and scale

Shrub, height 5.00 m

Woody plant less than 5 m high, branching from the base.

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