Buxus cephalantha

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 cephalantha
Varietates: B. c. var. cephalantha – B. c. var. shantouensis

Name

Buxus cephalantha H.Lév. & Vaniot, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3: 21 (1906).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Buxus harlandii var. cephalantha (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 14: 237 (1933).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Min, T. & Brückner, P. 2008. Buxus. Pp. 321-328 in Wu, Zh.Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 11: Oxalidaceae through Aceraceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-930723-73-3. efloras PDF Reference page. 

Links

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