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| 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 |
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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
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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.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Germplasm Resources Information Network: Buxus microphylla
- ↑ Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Buxus microphylla var. tarokoensis
- ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Buxus microphylla var. sinica
- ↑ Plants For A Future: Buxus microphylla
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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