Buxus balearica

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Buxales

Familia: Buxaceae
Genus: Buxus
Species: Buxus balearica
Name

Buxus balearica Lam., Encycl. 1: 511. 1785.
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Buxus balearica f. acutifolia Pau, in sched. (MA 75898), nom. inval.
Buxus balearica var. angustifolia P.Palau, in sched. (MA 3411109), nom. inval.
Buxus longifolia Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 107. 1853.
Buxus haleppica K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(2): 477. 1873.
Buxus balearica f. granatensis Pau, Mem. Mus. Ci. Nat. Barcelona, Ser. Bot. 1(1): 48. 1922.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Lamarck, J.-B. 1783–1785. Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Tome 1. XLIV+752 pp. Panckoucke, Paris; Plomteux, Liége. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) 1984. Med-Checklist. A critical inventory of vascular plants of the circum-mediterranean countries. Vol. 1: Pteridophyta (ed. 2), Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones (Acanthaceae – Cneoraceae). c + 330 pp., Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques, Genève 1984. ISBN 2-8277-0151-0. Online version. Reference page.
Govaerts, R.H.A. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants, volume 2. MIM, Deurne. 492pp. In two parts. ISBN 90-572-0006-6. Reference page.
Davis, P.H. 1982. Buxus. Pp. 630–632 in Davis, P.H. (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Vol. 7 (Orobanchaceae to Rubiaceae). Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 947 pp., ISBN 0-85224-396-0. Reference page.
Conti, F., Abbate G., Alessandrini, A. & Blasi C. 2005. An annotated checklist of the Italian vascular flora. 420 pp., Palombi Editori, Roma. ISBN 88-7621-458-5. PDF. Reference page.
Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2011. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 3: Dicotyledoneae: Balsaminaceae – Euphorbiaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0124-7, 449 pp. PDF Reference page.
Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.) 2012. Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul. ISBN 978-605-60425-7-7. Online edition. Reference page.

Links

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Buxus balearica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Buxus balearica in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Buxus balearica. Published online. Accessed: 23 January 2020.

Vernacular names
català: Boix baleàric
Deutsch: Balearen-Buchsbaum
español: Boj balear
français: Buis des Baléares
italiano: Bosso delle Baleari
sardu: Busciolu

Buxus balearica, the Balearic boxwood, is a shrub or small evergreen tree typical of the Mediterranean forest. It grows wild in Algeria, Morocco, the Island of Sardinia and Spain.

Description
Young Balearic Boxwood

The Balearic boxwood is a monoecious tree or shrub up to three meters high. Its leaves, somewhat larger than those of the common boxwood, are oval and bright, sometimes showing a reddish or yellowish color.[1] It blooms in spring and can be reproduced from seeds or from cuttings. Like other Mediterranean species it is able to regenerate well after a fire.
Distribution in Spain

In Spain the Balearic boxwood can be found in very fragmented populations in Eastern Andalusia and the Balearic Islands.

In Eastern Andalusia, it is found in the provinces of Málaga and Granada in the Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park.[2] It is also found in the Province of Almería in the Sierra de Gádor.[3]

In the Balearic Islands it can be found in the Serra de Tramuntana of Mallorca, as well as in the Island of Cabrera, but has become extinct from the island of Menorca.[4]

In the Region of Murcia the species was cited in 1943 in the Sierra de la Muela, Cabo Tiñoso y Roldán, but is currently considered extinct.[5]

In general, in Spain, it is included in the IUCN Red List of threatened vascular flora as "near threatened", in the Red List of vascular flora in Eastern Andalusia, as "vulnerable".
Distribution in Africa

In Morocco it can be found in the Rif, in the Talassemtane National Park.
Taxonomy

Buxus balearica was described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and published in Encyclopedie Méthodique, Botanique 1 (2): 511. 1785.[6]

Cytology

Number of chromosomes of Buxus balearica and infraspecific taxa: 2n = 28[7]

Etymology

Buxus : generic name that derives from the ancient Greek bus , Latinized buxus, buxum which is the name given to boxwood.[8]

Balearica :geographical epithet that alludes to its location in the Balearic Islands .

Synonymy
Buxus haleppica K. Koch
Buxus longifolia Boiss.[9]

References

Árboles ornamentales: Buxus balearica
Junta de Andalucía: PARQUE NATURAL SIERRAS DE TEJEDA, ALMIJARA Y ALHAMA
Joyas botánicas de Almería: Buxus balearica
Herbario virtual del Mediterráneo occidental
Flora protegida de la Región de Murcia: Buxus balearica
"Buxus balearica". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
Chromosome atlas of flowering plants. Darlintong, C. D. & A. P. Wylie (1955)
En Flora Vascular
Buxus balearica en PlantList