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Buxus colchica

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Species of flowering plant

Buxus colchica
Buxus colchica, Sataplia Nature Park, Georgia
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Buxales
Family: Buxaceae
Genus: Buxus
Species: B. colchica
Binomial name
Buxus colchica
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Buxus colchica (syn. B. hyrcana) is a species of Buxus native to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, and Turkey. It is threatened by habitat loss and defoliation by the caterpillars of an introduced moth species, Cydalima perspectalis.

It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, very closely related to Buxus sempervirens, and commonly treated as a synonym of it. It does not differ from B. sempervirens in any visible character.

References

  1. ^ Firsov, G.A. (1998). "Buxus colchica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32177A9685158. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32177A9685158.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Decimated by a Moth, Russia's Colchic Boxwood is Now on the Brink". Undark. 7 September 2017.
  3. Med-Checklist: Buxus colchica Retrieved September 26, 2007.
  4. Botanica Sistematica: Buxus Archived 2019-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 26, 2007.
  5. "Journey to the Nation of Georgia". 6 (1). JC Raulston Arboretum Friends of the Arboretum Newsletter. Archived from the original on 2007-09-22. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Taxon identifiers
Buxus colchica


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