Salicaceae

Boxleaf azara

Azara microphylla Hook.f.

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Azara

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Boxleaf azara (Azara microphylla) — FlowerPhoto: Grey Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: عظر
Chinese: 小叶金柞
English: Boxleaf azara, Chinchin

Synonyms

Azara borealis F.Phil. ex Phil.
Azara valdiviae Lechl. ex Steud.

Flowers

In flower: August to September (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Grey Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Inao Vásquez, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nicolás Lavandero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: nitsuga74, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Danny S., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.