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Sarcococca coriacea

A Buxaceae member listed in global flora resources and observed on Pl@ntNet with multiple records, a shrub or small tree native to the Indian subcontinent through China and Indochina, thriving in wet tropical biomes.

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Summary

The plant is native from the Indian Subcontinent to China (Western & Southern Yunnan) and northern Indo-China, including Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and West Himalaya; growth form is a shrub or tree; it belongs to family Buxaceae.

There is no available information on cultivation requirements, practical considerations, or uses.

Lifecycle

Perennial

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
Müll.Arg.
Publication
Prodr. 16(1): 11 1869

Superior Taxa

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Angiosperms
Order
Buxales
Family
Buxaceae
Genus
Sarcococca

Synonyms

Sarcococca tonkinensis Buxus cariacea Pachysandra coriacea Sarcococca pruniformis Sarcococca trinervia Sarcococca pruniformis var. angustifolia Sarcococca vagans

References

Sarcococca coriacea (Hook.) Sweet (Flore mondiale)…. identify.plantnet.org.
Sarcococca coriacea (Hook.) Sweet | Plants of the …. powo.science.kew.org.
World Flora Online. worldfloraonline.org. June 2024.