
Buxaceae
Buxus
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 24 September 2021
- Buxus loheri Merr., PJS 9 c (1914) Bot. 311; EPFP 2 (1923) 464; Type: Loher 6857 (US, iso), Luzon: Rizal, Montalban, Feb-1905. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Bulacan, Rizal. Notes: Medium elevation forests. Native.
- Buxus pachyphylla Merr., PJS 9 c (1914) Bot. 310; EPFP 2 (1923) 464; Type: BS 20828 Escritor (US, iso), Luzon: Quezon, Mt Cadig, near Guinayangan, 9-Mar-1913. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Quezon, Tayabas. Notes: Primary forests at low and medium elevation. Native.
- Buxus rivularis Merr., PJS 9 c (1914) Bot. 309; EPFP 2 (1923) 465; Type: BS 13169 Foxworthy & Ramos (US, iso), Luzon: Quezon, Guinatacutan (Kinatacutan), on rocks along the river, 75-100m, Mar-1911. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Quezon, Rizal, Tayabas, MINDORO. Notes: On boulders along periodically flash-flooding streams, low elevation. Native.
- Buxus rolfei S.Vidal, Rev. Fl. Vasc. Filip. (1886) 233; Merr., EPFP 2 (1923) 465; Type: Vidal 1033 (MA, syn), Luzon: Bulacan, Angat. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. ALABAT, LUZON: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Camarines Norte, NCR, Pampanga, Quezon, Rizal, MINDANAO: Surigao, MINDORO, PALAWAN, SAMAR, SIBUYAN. Notes: Low and medium elevation primary forests. Native.
Sarcococca
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 27 June 2021
- Sarcococca philippinensis Stapf ex Sealy, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 35 (1947) t. 3471; Type: Loher 4645, Philippines. = Sarcococca saligna auct. non Müll.Arg.; Merr., EPFP 2 (1923) 465. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Benguet, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya. Notes: Mossy forests, c. 2000-2700m. The name Sarcococca saligna is been misapplied to Sarcococca philippinensis in some resources (e.g., Hassler 2019). Native.
References
- Backer, CA & RC Bakhuizen van den Brink. 1965. Flora of Java 1: 646-647.
- Hassler M. 2019. World Plants: Synonymic checklists of the vascular plants of the world (version Nov 2018). In: Roskov, Y, G Ower G, T Orrell, D Nicolson, N Bailly, PM Kirk, T Bourgoin, RE DeWalt, W Decock, E van Nieukerken, J Zarucchi, & L Penev (eds.). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, Annual checklist.
- Sealy, JR. 1986. A revision of the genus Sarcococca (Buxaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 92: 117-159.