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'''''Buxus microphylla''''' ('''Japanese Box''' or '''Littleleaf Box''') is a species of ''[[Buxus]]'' native to [[Japan]] and [[Taiwan]].<ref name=grin>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?8207 ''Buxus microphylla'']</ref>
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It is an [[evergreen]] [[shrub]] or small [[tree]] growing to 2–3 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are bright green, 10–25 mm long, oval with a rounded or notched tip.<ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.</ref><ref name=bean1>Bean, W. J. (1976). ''Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles'' 8th ed., vol. 1. John Murray ISBN 0-7195-1790-7.</ref>
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The species was first described from cultivated plants of in Japan of unknown origin; these are dwarf shrubs only growing to 1 m tall, with small leaves less than 18 mm long. Wild box plants in Japan differ somewhat, growing to 2–3 m tall with leaves up to 25 mm long; they are sometimes distinguished as ''Buxus microphylla'' var. ''japonica'' (Muell.-Arg.) Rehder & Wilson (syn. ''B. japonica'' Muell.-Arg.).<ref name=grin/><ref name=bean1/>
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Plants from Taiwan are distinguished as ''Buxus microphylla'' var. ''tarokoensis'' S.Y.Lu & Y.P.Yang.<ref name=grin1>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?448512 ''Buxus microphylla'' var. ''tarokoensis'']</ref>
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Plants from [[China]] and [[Korea]] formerly often cited as ''Buxus microphylla'' var. ''sinica'' are now treated as a distinct species ''[[Buxus sinica]]''.<ref name=grin2>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?8210 ''Buxus microphylla'' var. ''sinica'']</ref>
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The species is grown as an [[ornamental plant]] both in its native area and elsewhere in temperate regions of the world.<ref name=pfaf>Plants For A Future: [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Buxus+microphylla ''Buxus microphylla'']</ref>
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''Buxus microphylla'' var. ''compacta'' (Kingsville Dwarf Boxwood) and similar cultivars are commonly used for [[bonsai]].
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Buxus microphylla, Sieb. & Zucc. (B. japonica var. microphylla, Muell. Arg.). Dwarf, often prostrate shrub, cjuite glabrous: Lvs. obovate or obovate-lanceolate, 1/3-l in. long: clusters mostly terminal; staminate fls. sessile, with a central gland like the former. Japan.
 
Buxus microphylla, Sieb. & Zucc. (B. japonica var. microphylla, Muell. Arg.). Dwarf, often prostrate shrub, cjuite glabrous: Lvs. obovate or obovate-lanceolate, 1/3-l in. long: clusters mostly terminal; staminate fls. sessile, with a central gland like the former. Japan.

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: ⇕ 2 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2. to 3 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ Japan, Taiwan
Cultivation
Scientific Names

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Buxus microphylla (Japanese Box or Littleleaf Box) is a species of Buxus native to Japan and Taiwan.[1]

It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 2–3 m tall. The leaves are bright green, 10–25 mm long, oval with a rounded or notched tip.[2][3]

The species was first described from cultivated plants of in Japan of unknown origin; these are dwarf shrubs only growing to 1 m tall, with small leaves less than 18 mm long. Wild box plants in Japan differ somewhat, growing to 2–3 m tall with leaves up to 25 mm long; they are sometimes distinguished as Buxus microphylla var. japonica (Muell.-Arg.) Rehder & Wilson (syn. B. japonica Muell.-Arg.).[1][3]

Plants from Taiwan are distinguished as Buxus microphylla var. tarokoensis S.Y.Lu & Y.P.Yang.[4]

Plants from China and Korea formerly often cited as Buxus microphylla var. sinica are now treated as a distinct species Buxus sinica.[5]

The species is grown as an ornamental plant both in its native area and elsewhere in temperate regions of the world.[6]

Buxus microphylla var. compacta (Kingsville Dwarf Boxwood) and similar cultivars are commonly used for bonsai.


Read about Buxus microphylla in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Buxus microphylla, Sieb. & Zucc. (B. japonica var. microphylla, Muell. Arg.). Dwarf, often prostrate shrub, cjuite glabrous: Lvs. obovate or obovate-lanceolate, 1/3-l in. long: clusters mostly terminal; staminate fls. sessile, with a central gland like the former. Japan.


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Cultivation

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Pests and diseases

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Germplasm Resources Information Network: Buxus microphylla
  2. ↑ Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bean, W. J. (1976). Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles 8th ed., vol. 1. John Murray ISBN 0-7195-1790-7.
  4. ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Buxus microphylla var. tarokoensis
  5. ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Buxus microphylla var. sinica
  6. ↑ Plants For A Future: Buxus microphylla

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