Buxus colchica
| Buxus colchica | |
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| Buxus colchica, Sataplia Nature Park, Georgia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Buxales |
| Family: | Buxaceae |
| Genus: | Buxus |
| Species: | B. colchica
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| Buxus colchica | |
Buxus colchica (syn. B. hyrcana) is a species of Buxus native to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, and Turkey. It is threatened by habitat loss[1] and defoliation by the caterpillars of an introduced moth species, Cydalima perspectalis.[2]
It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, very closely related to Buxus sempervirens, and commonly treated as a synonym of it.[3][4] It does not differ from B. sempervirens in any visible character.[5]
References
- ^ a b Firsov, G.A. 1998. Buxus colchica Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ^ "Decimated by a Moth, Russia's Colchic Boxwood is Now on the Brink". Undark.
- ^ Med-Checklist: Buxus colchica Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ^ Botanica Sistematica: Buxus Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ^ "Journey to the Nation of Georgia". 6 (1). JC Raulston Arboretum Friends of the Arboretum Newsletter. Archived from the original on 2007-09-22.
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