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Large-leaved box

Buxus natalensis

Also called Box-wattle, Natal box

Large-leaved box
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Buxaceae (Bux family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
KwaZulu-Natal
Climate
subtropical

About

Buxus natalensis, the box wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Buxaceae, native to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. There appears to be a cultivar, 'New Silver'.

Other Buxus plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Buxus natalensis 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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