Buxaceae
Buxus

Buxus obtusifolia (Mildbr.) Hutch.

First published in Gen. Fl. Pl. 2: 108 (1967)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to E. Tanzania. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1965 Greenway [4138] Tanzania Notobuxus obtusifolius K000353988 Yes
Rawlins, S. [765] Kenya Notobuxus obtusifolius K000353980 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [4124] Kenya Notobuxus obtusifolius K000353985 Yes
Ruffo; Mmari [2140] Tanzania Notobuxus obtusifolius K000353989 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [647] Kenya Notobuxus obtusifolius K000353981 No
Robertson, S.A.; Beentje, H.J.; Khayota, B.; Luke, Q.; Maikweki, C.; Mturi, J.M. [245] Kenya Notobuxus obtusifolius K000353987 Yes
Musyoki, B.M.; Hansen, O.J. [1033] Kenya Notobuxus obtusifolius K000353990 Yes
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [10021] Kenya Notobuxus obtusifolius K000353982 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9808] Kenya Notobuxus obtusifolius K000353986 Yes
Moomaw, J.C. [1432] Kenya Notobuxus obtusifolius K000353984 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [754] Kenya Notobuxus obtusifolius K000353983 Yes
Moomaw, J.C. [1708] Kenya Notobuxus obtusifolius K000353979 Yes
Faulkner, H. [4046] Tanzania Notobuxus obtusifolius K000353991 Yes
Dale, I.R. [3631] Kenya Notobuxus obtusifolius K000353978 Yes
Ruffo; Mmari [1735] Tanzania Notobuxus obtusifolius K000353992 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0