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Buxus arborea

Family
Buxaceae (Bux family)
Grows as
Tree
Safety
Toxic. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Jamaica
Climate
wet tropical

About

Buxus arborea is a species of plant in the family Buxaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.

How to grow it

Buxus Arborea typically like to grow in the outdoors. They grow in warm temperatures predominately.

Safety

May cause skin rash, vomiting, or diarrhea if exposed to the leaves.

Where it grows

Buxus Arborea is distributed in the United States (NY, OH, NC, TN, VA).

Uses

Buxus Arborea can be used for wood carving, and for hedge structures.

Other Buxus plants

Balearic boxwood · Buxus citrifolia · Box · Harland's Boxwood · Buxus hildebrandtii · Liukiu Boxwood · Cape box · Littleleaf boxwood · Large-leaved box · Buxus nyasica · Buxus obtusifolia · Common box

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Buxus arborea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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