Buxus sempervirens

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q27344
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Summary

Buxus sempervirens is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,719 views/month, #1,333 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Buxus[5]
  • Taxon name: Buxus sempervirens[6]
  • Commons category: Buxus sempervirens[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Buxus sempervirens[8]
  • Commons gallery: Buxus sempervirens[9]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[10], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 45(1)[11], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8212[13]
  • This taxon is source of: boxwood[14]
  • Short name: B. sempervirens[15]
  • Taxon common name: Buchsbaum[16], common box[17], Buxus[18], zimostráz vždyzelený[19], Holaaaaaa[20], Boxwood[21], 锦熟黄杨[22], Common Boxwood[23], boxe[24], navadni pušpan[25]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[26]
  • Taxon author citation: L.[27]

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Identifiers

Buxus sempervirens's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 133397[28]. Buxus sempervirens's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4002[29]. Buxus sempervirens's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 489681[30]. Buxus sempervirens's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2984671[31]. Buxus sempervirens's ITIS TSN is recorded as 501097[32].

Why It Matters

Buxus sempervirens has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  30. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → buxus-sempervirens
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Nzpcn id, update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  2. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plant finder id (missouri botanical garden) → 243283, 243310
    Aliases → —
    This taxon is source of → boxwood
    Taxon rank → species
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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