Buxus liukiuensis

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 liukiuensis

Name

Buxus liukiuensis (Makino) Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16: 179 (1902).

• Typus: H. Kuroiwa No. 25 (9 August 1892)

• Type locality: "Ishigaki-zima: Shika-mura"; Japan.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Buxus sempervirens var. liukiuensis Makino in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 9: 279 (1895)
• Homotypic
  • Buxus microphylla var. liukiuensis (Makino) S.S.Ying in Coloured Ill. Fl. Taiwan 1: 375 (1987)
• Heterotypic
  • Buxus liukiuensis f. glabra Hiyama in J. Jap. Bot. 39: 124 (1964)
  • Buxus liukiuensis var. longipedicellata Hatus. in J. Dept. Agric. Kyushu Imp. Univ. 6: 293 (1942)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Eastern Asia Japan [Nansei-shoto] Taiwan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Makino, T. 1902. Observations on the Flora of Japan. (Continued from p. 173.) The Botanical Magazine [Tokyo] 16(188): 175–182. DOI: 10.15281/jplantres1887.16.188_175 BHL Reference page.  [p. 179]
• Makino, T. 1895. Mr. Hisashi Kuroiwa's Collections of Liukiu Plants. (Continued from No. 101.) [黒岩恒氏採集琉球植物 (承前)]. The Botanical Magazine [Tokyo] 9(102): 278–285. DOI: 10.15281/jplantres1887.9.278 BHL Reference page.  [p. 279]

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Buxus liukiuensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Buxus liukiuensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 10. Reference page. 
• Yonekura, K. & Kajita, T. (2003 onwards) YList – index for Japanese-scientific plant names (「植物和名ー学名インデックス」). Published on Internet. Accessed: 2024 April 10

Vernacular names

• 日本語: オキナワツゲ
• 中文: 琉球黃楊