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Accession Data:

Buxus microphylla Siebold & Zucc.

  • Common Name: Japanese Boxwood
  • Family: Buxaceae Dum.

  • Country of Origin: Japan
  • Habitat: Not known in a truly wild situation

  • USDA Zone: 6-10

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199200329
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1992
  • Bench: 2301 - Temperate Asia
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-13-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eudicots
  • Order: Buxales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Buxaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Japan

References (external):

Plants For A Future Website

data regenerated on Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:33:01 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Buxaceae

  • Buxus microphylla
  • Sarcococca cf. hookeriana
W/C = Wild Collected
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