Buxus is a genus of about 70 species in the family Buxaceae.

* Revision of the genus Buxus in Madagascar ( pdf file )

A fifth genus sometimes accepted in the past ( Notobuxus ), has been shown by genetic studies to be included within Buxus ( Balthazar et al., 2000 ).

* Box, a tree or shrub of the Buxus genus

Despite its scientific name Simmondsia chinensis, Jojoba does not originate in China ; the botanist Johann Link, originally named the species Buxus chinensis, after misreading Nuttall's collection label " Calif " as " China ".

Common species chosen for topiary include cultivars of European box ( Buxus sempervirens ), arborvitae ( Thuja species ), bay laurel ( Laurus nobilis ), holly ( Ilex species ), myrtle ( Eugenia or Myrtus species ), yew ( Taxus species ), and privet ( Ligustrum species ).

This zone is habitat for many other important tree and large shrub species such as Abies pindrow, Betula utilis, Buxus rugulosa, Benthamidia capitata, Corylus ferox, Deutzia staminea, Euonymus tingens, Abies spectalbilis, Acanthopanax cissifolius, Acer campbellii, Acer pectinatum, Betula alnoides, Coriaria terminalis, Fraxinus macrantha, Dodecadenia grandiflora, Eurya cerasifolia, Hydrangea heteromala, Ilex dipyrena, Ligustrum spp., Litsea elongata, Juglans regia, Lichelia doltsopa, Myrsine capitallata, Neolitsea umbrosa, Philadelphus tomentosus, Osmanthus fragrans, Prunus cornuta, Rhododendron companulatum, Sorbus cuspidate, and Viburnum continifolium.

A single rare species, European Box ( Buxus sempervirens ) is also associated with the community.

** Buxus sempervirens, the most common species of Buxus, and the only one called " boxwood " in United Kingdom

The arboretum contains some 320 species of woody plants, including Albizia julibrissin, Buxus microphylla japonica, Campsis radicans, Cercis canadensis, Chilopsis linearis, Cotoneaster lacteus, Cupressus arizonica, Forestiera neomexicana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Fraxinus velutina, Ginkgo biloba, Gleditsia triacanthos inermis, Hedera helix, Juniperus communis, Juniperus sabina ' Broadmoor ', Koelreuteria paniculata, Morus alba ' Pendula ', Nandina domestica, Photinia serrulata, Pinus mugo, Pinus nigra, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus sylvestris, Platanus × hispanica, Poa pratensis, Populus canadensis ' Eugenii ', Populus tremuloides, Rhaphiolepis indica, Salix babylonica, Ulmus pumila, Vitex agnus-castus.

The arboretum also includes a selection of ornamental shrubs with major collections including boxwood ( Buxus ), hydrangea, roses ( Rosa ), lilacs ( Syringa ), and viburnum.

The Western Caucasus also contains the Caucasian State Nature Biosphere Reserve ( Russian Кавказский государственный природный биосферный заповедник ), nature reserve ( IUCN management category Ia ) set up by the Soviet government in Krasnodar Krai, Adygea and Karachay – Cherkessia in 1924 to preserve some 85 m-high specimens of the Nordmann Fir ( Abies nordmanniana ), thought to be the tallest trees in Europe, and a unique forest formed by English Yew ( Taxus baccata ) and European Box ( Buxus sempervirens ) within the city of Sochi.

* Buxus bartletii ( Central America )

* Buxus macrophylla ( Central America )

* About box ( with Buxus distribution map )

Most knot gardens now have edges made from box ( Buxus sempervirens ), whose leaves have a sweet smell when bruised.

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