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Buxaceae Dumortier. Common name: Boxwood Family.
A family of 517 genera and about 120 species, mainly shrubs, mainly of the Northern Hemisphere.
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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© Gary P. Fleming | Buxus | Original Image ⭷
© Richard & Teresa Ware | Pachysandra CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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