Buxus sinica, the Chinese box or small-leaved box, is a species of flowering plant in the family Buxaceae, native to central and southern China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan. A shrub or small tree, in the wild it is found in a variety of habitats, usually from 600 to 2,600 m (2,000 to 8,500 ft) above sea level.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Chinese boxwood being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Buxus liukiuensis
- Buxus microphylla
- Buxus sempervirens
- Buxus colchica
- Ilex maximowicziana — considered toxic
- Ilex crenata — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Buxales
- Family
- Buxaceae
- Genus
- Buxus
- Species
- Buxus sinica
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