Buxus balearica

Buxus balearica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Buxales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Buxales

Familia: Buxaceae
Genus: Buxus
Species: Buxus balearica

Name

Buxus balearica Lam., Encycl. 1: 511. 1785.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Buxus balearica f. acutifolia Pau, in sched. (MA 75898), nom. inval.
  • Buxus balearica var. angustifolia P.Palau, in sched. (MA 3411109), nom. inval.
  • Buxus longifolia Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 107. 1853.
  • Buxus haleppica K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(2): 477. 1873.
  • Buxus balearica f. granatensis Pau, Mem. Mus. Ci. Nat. Barcelona, Ser. Bot. 1(1): 48. 1922.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southwestern Europe Baleares, Sardegna, Spain. Africa Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco. Asia-Temperate Western Asia Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. 1783–1785. Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Tome 1. XLIV+752 pp. Panckoucke, Paris; Plomteux, Liége. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) 1984. Med-Checklist. A critical inventory of vascular plants of the circum-mediterranean countries. Vol. 1: Pteridophyta (ed. 2), Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones (Acanthaceae – Cneoraceae). c + 330 pp., Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques, Genève 1984. ISBN 2-8277-0151-0. Online version. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants, volume 2. MIM, Deurne. 492pp. In two parts. ISBN 90-572-0006-6. Reference page. 
• Davis, P.H. 1982. Buxus. Pp. 630–632 in Davis, P.H. (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Vol. 7 (Orobanchaceae to Rubiaceae). 947 pp., Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, ISBN 0-85224-396-0. Reference page. 
• Conti, F., Abbate G., Alessandrini, A. & Blasi C. 2005. An annotated checklist of the Italian vascular flora. 420 pp., Palombi Editori, Roma. ISBN 88-7621-458-5. PDF. Reference page. 
• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2011. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 3: Dicotyledoneae: Balsaminaceae – Euphorbiaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0124-7, 449 pp. PDF Reference page. 
• Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.) 2012. Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul. ISBN 978-605-60425-7-7. Online edition. Reference page. 

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Buxus balearica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Buxus balearica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Buxus balearica. Published online. Accessed: 23 January 2020.

Vernacular names

català: Boix baleàric
Deutsch: Balearen-Buchsbaum
español: Boj balear
français: Buis des Baléares
italiano: Bosso delle Baleari
sardu: Busciolu

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