Buxus colchica

Buxus colchica
Buxus colchica, Sataplia Nature Park, Georgia
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Buxales
Family:	Buxaceae
Genus:	Buxus
Species:	B. colchica
Binomial name
Buxus colchica Pojark.

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

1. Firsov, G.A. (1998). "Buxus colchica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T32177A9685158. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32177A9685158.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. "Decimated by a Moth, Russia's Colchic Boxwood is Now on the Brink". Undark. 7 September 2017.
3. Med-Checklist: Buxus colchica Retrieved September 26, 2007.
4. Botanica Sistematica: Buxus Archived 2019-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 26, 2007.
5. "Journey to the Nation of Georgia". 6 (1). JC Raulston Arboretum Friends of the Arboretum Newsletter. Archived from the original on 2007-09-22.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)