Buxus acutata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Buxaceae
Genus: Buxus
Species: Buxus acutata

Name

Buxus acutata Friis, Kew Bull. 44: 297 (1989).

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Macropodandra acuminata Gilg, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 114 (1899).
• Homotypic
  • Buxus acuminata (Gilg) Hutch., Gen. Fl. Pl. 2: 108 (1967), nom. illeg.
  • Notobuxus acuminata (Gilg) Hutch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 55 (1912).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone. West-Central Tropical Africa Gabon, Zaire. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Friis, I. 1989. A Synopsis of the Buxaceae in Africa South of the Sahara. Kew Bulletin 44(2): 293-299. https://doi.org/10.2307/4110802

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Buxus acutata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sep 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Buxus acutata. Published online. Accessed: 14 Sep 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Buxus acutata. Accessed: 14 Sep 2025. Reference page.