Buxus colchica
Species of flowering plant
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Buxus colchica (syn. B. hyrcana) is a species of Buxus native to western Georgia, as well as parts of the adjacent southern Russia and northeastern Turkey. It occurs in a truly native state in western Georgia's Colchic forests, but has since naturalized to surrounding areas.[2] Its name is derived from Colchis, an ancient kingdom that was located at what is now the center of the plant's area of distribution.
| Buxus colchica | |
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| Buxus colchica, Sataplia Nature Park, Georgia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Buxales |
| Family: | Buxaceae |
| Genus: | Buxus |
| Species: | B. colchica |
| Binomial name | |
| Buxus colchica | |
Buxus colchica is threatened by habitat loss[1] and defoliation by the caterpillars of an introduced moth species, Cydalima perspectalis.[3]
It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, very closely related to Buxus sempervirens, and commonly treated as a synonym of it.[4][5] From a strictly visual standpoint, it is practically indistinguishable from B. sempervirens; however, distinct habitats where Buxus colchica has been found indicate potential for varying physiological tolerances to environmental stresses.[2]
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