Buxaceae FAMILY

Buxus wallichiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

The leaves have been reported to be fatal to cattle and other browsing animals except goats. They taste bitter due to the presence of alkaloids like buxines[ 287 Title Flora of Pakistan Publication Author Website http://www.efloras.org Publisher Year ISBN Description As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource. ].

Botanical Description

Buxus wallichiana is a much-branched, evergreen shrub or small tree, probably growing to 4 metres or more in the wild but seldom more than 2 metres in cultivation[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its high quality wood. It is often grown as an ornamental, where it can be trimmed and used as a hedge.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, northwest India, Nepal

HabitatSteep shady rocky ravines, often gregarious, 1800 - 2700 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. , 184 Title Shrubs. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30258-2 Description Excellent photographs and a terse description of 1,900 species and cultivars. ].