Species

Sarcococca ruscifolia

Common Name(s)

sweet box

Authority

Sarcococca ruscifolia Stapf

Family

Buxaceae

Brief Description

Evergreen shrub, 1-4 m tall, erect, densely branched. Leaf lanceolate 20-30 mm × 7-12 mm, somewhat leathery, bright green above, lighter green below; tip acuminate. Monoecious with flowers in short racemes; flowers white, fragrant. Fruit fleshy, 7-8 mm diameter, scarlet, terminating with 2-3 persistent styles

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs

Flower Colours

White

Year Naturalised

2017

Origin

China

Reason for Introduction

Ornamental

Life Cycle and Dispersal

Flowers in winter with scarlet fruit soon after

Attribution

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=129205

References and further reading


http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=129205

This page last updated on 28 Apr 2017