Buxaceae
Vahl's box
Buxus vahlii
- Family
- Buxaceae
- Genus
- Buxus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- شمشاد فاهلي
- English
- Vahl's box, Vahl's boxwood
Synonyms
- Buxus cruciata Rich. ex Baill.
- Crantzia laevigata Vahl
- Crantzia solanderi Vahl ex Baill.
- Tricera vahlii (Baill.) Britton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Marina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Marina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.