Liukiu boxwood

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Buxus liukiuensis

Liukiu boxwood, a reference photo
Photo: Cheng-Tao Lin · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Buxus liukiuensis is a species of flowering plant in the box family Buxaceae, native to the Ryukyu Islands, and Taiwan. A shrub, it is found at low to middle elevations.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Liukiu 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

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Buxales
Family
Buxaceae
Genus
Buxus
Species
Buxus liukiuensis

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