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Buxaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Buxaceae Dumortier. Common name: Boxwood Family.

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A family of 517 genera and about 120 species, mainly shrubs, mainly of the Northern Hemisphere.

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References: Boufford (2021a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021); Channell & Wood (1987); Köhler In Kubitzki, Bayer, & Stevens (2007); von Balthazar, Endress, & Qiu (2000). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Buxaceae© Gary P. Fleming | Buxus | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Buxaceae© Richard & Teresa Ware | Pachysandra CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #3 of Buxaceae© Alan Weakley | Buxus source
image #4 of Buxaceae© Keith Bradley | Pachysandra
image #5 of Buxaceae© Gary P. Fleming | Buxus | Original Image ⭷

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