Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBuxales
FamilyBuxaceae
GenusBuxus
Scientific name with authorshipBuxus sempervirens L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Buxus angustifolia Mill.Buxus arborescens (L.) Mill.Buxus arborescens var. angustifolia (Mill.) WestonBuxus arborescens var. argenteovariegata WestonBuxus arborescens var. aureolimbo WestonBuxus arborescens var. aureovariegata WestonBuxus argentea Steud.Buxus aurea Steud.Buxus caucasica K.KochBuxus colchica Pojark.Buxus crispa K.KochBuxus cucullata K.KochBuxus elegantissima K.KochBuxus fruticosa Borkh.Buxus handsworthii K.KochBuxus hyrcana Pojark.Buxus macrophylla DippelBuxus marginata Steud.Buxus mucronata Baill.Buxus myrtifolia Lam.Buxus rosmarinifolia Baill.Buxus salicifolia K.KochBuxus sempervirens f. angustifolia (Mill.) RehderBuxus sempervirens f. argenteovariegata (Weston) SchelleBuxus sempervirens f. aureovariegata (Weston) SchelleBuxus sempervirens f. bullata (G.Kirchn.) RehderBuxus sempervirens f. glauca (G.Kirchn.) RehderBuxus sempervirens f. handsworthiensis (Dallim.) RehderBuxus sempervirens f. latifolia Sennen & ElíasBuxus sempervirens f. macrocarpa SennenBuxus sempervirens f. marginata (Loudon) RehderBuxus sempervirens f. microrrhina Cuatrec.Buxus sempervirens f. myrtifolia (Lam.) C.K.Schneid.Buxus sempervirens f. pendula (C.Pynaert) RehderBuxus sempervirens f. pendula-nummulariifoliaBuxus sempervirens f. prostrata (Dallim.) RehderBuxus sempervirens f. pyramidalis (Simon-Louis) RehderBuxus sempervirens f. rosmarinifolia (Baill.) HegiBuxus sempervirens f. rosmarinifolium (Baill.) C.K.Schneid.Buxus sempervirens f. rotundifolia (Baill.) SchelleBuxus sempervirens f. suffruticosa (L.) RehderBuxus sempervirens subsp. hyrcana (Pojark.) Takht.Buxus sempervirens subsp. pyramidalis Simon-LouisBuxus sempervirens var. angustifolia (Mill.) GrayBuxus sempervirens var. angustifolia (Mill.) Rchb.Buxus sempervirens var. angustifolia LoudonBuxus sempervirens var. arborescens L.Buxus sempervirens var. argentata Burgsd.Buxus sempervirens var. bullata G.Kirchn.Buxus sempervirens var. emarginata SennenBuxus sempervirens var. fruticosa GaudinBuxus sempervirens var. glauca G.Kirchn.Buxus sempervirens var. grandifolia Müll.Arg.Buxus sempervirens var. handsworthiensis Dallim.Buxus sempervirens var. humilis MératBuxus sempervirens var. humilis W.D.J.KochBuxus sempervirens var. marginata LoudonBuxus sempervirens var. myrtifolia (Lam.) LoudonBuxus sempervirens var. myrtifolia (Lam.) SweetBuxus sempervirens var. pendula C.PynaertBuxus sempervirens var. pendula Dallim.Buxus sempervirens var. pendula-variegata C.PynaertBuxus sempervirens var. prostrata BeanBuxus sempervirens var. prostrata Dallim.Buxus sempervirens var. putata GaudinBuxus sempervirens var. rosmarinifolium Baill.Buxus sempervirens var. rotundifolia Baill.Buxus sempervirens var. subfrtuticosa GrayBuxus sempervirens var. suffruticosa L.Buxus suffruticosa (L.) Mill.Buxus tenuifolia Baill.Buxus variegata Steud.Buxus vulgaris Bubani
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier340317-1
Use codesEU MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.