Buxus acutata Friis

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Synonyms: Buxus acuminata (Gilg) Hutch.
Macropodandra acuminata Gilg
Notobuxus acuminata (Gilg) Hutch.
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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online and For descriptions see World Flora Online
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Habitat: In understorey of evergreen forest on dry ground.
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Worldwide distribution: Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Gabon and DR Congo.
Botanical divisions: VI,VII
Growth form(s): Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Literature:

Robyns, W. (1960). Buxaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume IX Pages 2 - 4. as Notobuxus acuminata (Includes a picture).


Other sources of information about Buxus acutata:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Buxus acutata
African Plant Database: Buxus acutata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Buxus acutata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Buxus acutata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Buxus acutata
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Buxus acutata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Buxus acutata
JSTOR Plant Science: Buxus acutata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Buxus acutata
Plants of the World Online: Buxus acutata
Tropicos: Buxus acutata
Wikipedia: Buxus acutata


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Buxus acutata.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=257750, retrieved 16 December 2025

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