Buxus brevipes

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 brevipes

Name

Buxus brevipes (Müll.Arg.) Urb., Symb. Antill. 5: 401 (1908).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Buxus citrifolia var. brevipes Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 15 (1869).
  • Tricera brevipes (Müll.Arg.) Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 499 (1915).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Caribbean Cuba. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Buxus brevipes 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 brevipes. Published online. Accessed: 14 Sep 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Buxus brevipes. Accessed: 14 Sep 2025. Reference page.