ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Buxus sempervirens

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Buxaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Buxales
Family: Buxaceae
Genus: Buxus
Species: Buxus sempervirens
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Buxus sempervirens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

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Buxus sempervirens var. glaucaName author: G.Kirchn.
Buxus sempervirens var. grandifoliaName author: Müll.Arg.
Buxus sempervirens var. handsworthiensisName author: Dallim.
Buxus sempervirens var. humilisName author: Mérat
Buxus sempervirens var. marginataName author: Loudon
Buxus sempervirens var. myrtifoliaName author: (Lam.) Loudon
Buxus sempervirens var. pendulaName author: C.Pynaert
Buxus sempervirens var. pendula-variegataName author: C.Pynaert
Buxus sempervirens var. prostrataName author: Dallim.
Buxus sempervirens var. putataName author: Gaudin
Buxus sempervirens var. pyramidataName author: (Carrière) Hartwig & Rümpler
Buxus sempervirens var. rosmarinifoliumName author: Baill.
Buxus sempervirens var. rotundifoliaName author: Baill.
Buxus sempervirens var. subfruticosaName author: Gray
Buxus sempervirens var. suffruticosaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Buxus suffruticosaName author: Mill.
Buxus tenuifoliaName author: Baill.
Buxus variegataName author: Steud.
Buxus vulgarisName author: Bubani
Buxus vulgaris unranked pyramidataName author: Carrière

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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