Sarcococca
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Sarcococca, nicknamed sweet box or Christmas box, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Buxaceae. native to eastern and southeastern Asia, and the Himalayas, with one species native to Central America. They are slow-growing, monoecious, evergreen shrubs tall. The leaves are borne alternately, 3–12 cm long and 1–4 cm broad.
Sarcococca, nicknamed sweet box or Christmas box, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Buxaceae. native to eastern and southeastern Asia, and the Himalayas, with one species native to Central America. They are slow-growing, monoecious, evergreen shrubs tall. The leaves are borne alternately, 3–12 cm long and 1–4 cm broad. The plants bear fragrant white flowers, often in winter. The fruit is a red or black drupe containing 1–3 seeds. Some species are cultivated as groundcover or low hedging in moist, shady areas. The basic chromosome number for the genus is 14 (2n = 28). ==Selected species== Sarcococca confusa Sealy – Sweet box Sarcococca conzattii (Standl.) I.M.Johnst. Sarcococca hookeriana Baill. Sarcococca humilis Stapf Sarcococca longifolia M. Cheng Sarcococca longipetiolata M. Cheng Sarcococca orientalis C. Y. Wu Sarcococca pruniformis (Saracodine courier) Sarcococca ruscifolia Stapf Sarcococca saligna (D. Don) Mull.-Arg. Sarcococca vagans Stapf Sarcococca wallichii Stapf Sarcococca zeylanica Baill. ==References== Flora of Pakistan: Sarcococca Flora of China: Sarcococca species list
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