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|common_name=Christmas box, Sweet box
 
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|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
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'''''Sarcococca''''', '''''Sweet box''''', or '''''Christmas box''''' is a [[genus]] of 16-20 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Buxaceae]], native to eastern and southeastern [[Asia]] and the [[Himalaya]]. They are slow-growing [[evergreen]] [[shrub]]s 1-2 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are borne alternately, 3-12 cm long and 1-4 cm broad. They bear fragrant flowers, often in winter. The [[fruit]] is a red or black [[drupe]] containing 1-3 [[seed]]s. Some species are cultivated for ground cover in shady areas.
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Sarcococca (Greek, flesh and berry, alluding to the fleshy fruit). Buxaceae. Ornamental woody plants grown chiefly for the handsome lustrous foliage.
 
Sarcococca (Greek, flesh and berry, alluding to the fleshy fruit). Buxaceae. Ornamental woody plants grown chiefly for the handsome lustrous foliage.
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==Species==
 
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*''[[Sarcococca confusa]]'' Sealy - Sweet Box
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*''[[Sarcococca hookeriana]]'' Baill. (including ''S. hookeriana'' var. ''humilis'', syn. ''S. humilis'')
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*''[[Sarcococca longifolia]]'' M. Cheng
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*''[[Sarcococca longipetiolata]]'' M. Cheng
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*''[[Sarcococca orientalis]]'' C. Y. Wu
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*''[[Sarcococca ruscifolia]]'' Stapf
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*''[[Sarcococca saligna]]'' (D. Don) Mull.-Arg.
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*''[[Sarcococca vagans]]'' Stapf
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*''[[Sarcococca wallichii]]'' Stapf
    
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File:Sarcococca hookeriana A.jpg|Sarcococca hookeriana
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File:Sarcococca hookeriana2.jpg|Sarcococca hookeriana
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File:Sarcococca-hookeriana-humilis-flowers.JPG|Sarcococca humilis
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File:Sarcococca ruscifolia.jpg|Sarcococca ruscifolia
 
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==References==
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
 
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