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Sarcococca Humilis
''Sarcococca'' (sweet box or Christmas box) is a genus of 11 species of flowering plants in the box family Buxaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia and the Himalayas. 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 genus is 14 (2n = 28). The genus name ''Sarcococca'' comes from the Greek σάρξ (''sárx'') and κόκκος (''kókkos'') for "fleshy berry", referring to the black fruit. Selected species *''Sarcococca confusa'' Sealy – Sweet box *''Sarcococca hookeriana'' Baill. *''Sarcococca humilis'' Stapf *''Sarcococca longifolia'' M. Cheng *''Sarcococca longipetiolata'' M. Cheng *''Sarcococca orientalis'' C. Y. Wu *''Sarcococca pruniformis'' ( Sara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lindley
John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist. Early years Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley was a nurseryman and pomologist and ran a commercial nursery garden. Although he had great horticultural knowledge, the undertaking was not profitable and George lived in a state of indebtedness. As a boy he would assist in the garden and also collected wild flowers he found growing in the Norfolk countryside. Lindley was educated at Norwich School. He would have liked to go to university or to buy a commission in the army but the family could not afford either. He became Belgian agent for a London seed merchant in 1815. At this time Lindley became acquainted with the botanist William Jackson Hooker who allowed him to use his botanical library and who introduced him to Sir Joseph Banks who offered him employment as an assistant in his herba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarcococca Hookeriana
''Sarcococca hookeriana'', the Himalayan sweet box, is a species of flowering plant in the box family Buxaceae, native to China, Afghanistan, North East India, Bhutan and Nepal. It is a low-growing evergreen shrub, usually growing to high. It produces aromatic white flowers throughout winter, followed by black berries. ''Sarcococca hookeriana'' has several varieties of very different appearance to which different nomenclature has been applied in the references. Recent convention for example is to use ''Sarcococca hookeriana'' var. ''humilis'' for the previous ''Sarcococca humilis'', although it has broader, shiny leaves and a different habit than other forms. This small plant is often used as groundcover in gardens. The variety ''Sarcococca hookeriana'' var. ''digyna'' is more slender with narrower leaves. The cultivar ‘Purple Stem’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is fully hardy down to , but requires a sheltered position in full or p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarcococca Zeylanica
''Sarcococca zeylanica'' is a species of evergreen shrub or groundcover, endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... References zeylanica Flora of Sri Lanka Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon {{eudicot-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarcococca Wallichii
''Sarcococca'' (sweet box or Christmas box) is a genus of 11 species of flowering plants in the box family Buxaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia and the Himalayas. 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 genus is 14 (2n = 28). The genus name ''Sarcococca'' comes from the Greek σάρξ (''sárx'') and κόκκος (''kókkos'') for "fleshy berry", referring to the black fruit. Selected species *''Sarcococca confusa'' Sealy – Sweet box *''Sarcococca hookeriana'' Baill. *''Sarcococca humilis'' Stapf *''Sarcococca longifolia'' M. Cheng *''Sarcococca longipetiolata'' M. Cheng *''Sarcococca orientalis'' C. Y. Wu *''Sarcococca pruniformis'' ( Sara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarcococca Vagans
''Sarcococca'' (sweet box or Christmas box) is a genus of 11 species of flowering plants in the box family Buxaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia and the Himalayas. 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 genus is 14 (2n = 28). The genus name ''Sarcococca'' comes from the Greek σάρξ (''sárx'') and κόκκος (''kókkos'') for "fleshy berry", referring to the black fruit. Selected species *''Sarcococca confusa'' Sealy – Sweet box *''Sarcococca hookeriana'' Baill. *''Sarcococca humilis'' Stapf *''Sarcococca longifolia'' M. Cheng *''Sarcococca longipetiolata'' M. Cheng *''Sarcococca orientalis'' C. Y. Wu *''Sarcococca pruniformis'' ( Sara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarcococca Saligna
''Sarcococca saligna'', the sweet box or Christmas box, is a species of flowering plant in the family Buxaceae. This shrub is native to northern Pakistan. Its common name in Pakistan is sheha. Biological activity and medical usage In traditional medicine of Pakistan, the leaves of ''Sarcococca saligna'' are used as laxative, blood purifier and muscular analgesic. The aqueous-methanolic extract of ''S. saligna'' has saponins, flavonoids, tannins, phenols, and alkaloids which have calcium channel blocking activity. Therefore, this shrub shows cardio-suppressant, vasodilator and tracheal relaxant effects. In addition ethanolic extract of ''S. saligna'' has steroidal alkaloids which can demonstrate cholinesterase inhibitory activity. The ethanolic extract of ''S. saligna'' indicate antibacterial activity against several human pathogenic bacteria and antifungal activity against ''Aspergillus'' species. This extract can increase the antifungal activity of fluconazole Flucon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarcococca Ruscifolia
''Sarcococca ruscifolia'' (野扇花) is a species of flowering plant in the box family Buxaceae, native to China (Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Shanxi, Sichuan, C, NW, and SE Yunnan), where it inhabits forested mountain slopes. Growing to tall and broad, it is a compact evergreen shrub with shiny oval leaves. Fragrant white flowers in winter are followed by red berries. The Latin specific epithet ''ruscifolia'' means “with leaves like '' Ruscus'' (butcher’s broom)”,. ''Sarcococca ruscifolia'' is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is hardy down to but prefers a sheltered spot in full or partial shade. The cultivar ‘Dragon Gate’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. History The Award of Garden Merit .... Sarcococc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarcococca Pruniformis
''Sarcococca'' (sweet box or Christmas box) is a genus of 11 species of flowering plants in the box family Buxaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia and the Himalayas. 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 genus is 14 (2n = 28). The genus name ''Sarcococca'' comes from the Greek σάρξ (''sárx'') and κόκκος (''kókkos'') for "fleshy berry", referring to the black fruit. Selected species *''Sarcococca confusa'' Sealy – Sweet box *''Sarcococca hookeriana'' Baill. *''Sarcococca humilis'' Stapf *''Sarcococca longifolia'' M. Cheng *''Sarcococca longipetiolata'' M. Cheng *''Sarcococca orientalis'' C. Y. Wu *''Sarcococca pruniformis'' ( Sara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarcococca Orientalis
''Sarcococca orientalis'' is a species in the genus ''Sarcococca'' in the plant family Buxaceae. It is commonly known as Christmas box or sweet box. It is native to Jiangxi province of south-east China, and forms a small evergreen shrub, preferring positions with some shade. The ovate-lanceolate leaves are cuneate at the base and can reach 9 cm in length. The leaves are longer than the leaves of the commonly cultivated ''S.confusa''Haw, S. G., ''Broad-leaved Evergreens'', Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd., 2000, p105 and broader than ''S. hookeriana''. The pink-tinged white flowers are inconspicuous but sweetly scented, and appear along the branches in midwinter, their scent most noticeable during mild spells. The small fruits (drupes In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin, and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the ''pit'', ''stone'', or '' pyrena'') of hardened endocarp with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarcococca Longipetiolata
''Sarcococca'' (sweet box or Christmas box) is a genus of 11 species of flowering plants in the box family Buxaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia and the Himalayas. 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 genus is 14 (2n = 28). The genus name ''Sarcococca'' comes from the Greek σάρξ (''sárx'') and κόκκος (''kókkos'') for "fleshy berry", referring to the black fruit. Selected species *''Sarcococca confusa'' Sealy – Sweet box *''Sarcococca hookeriana'' Baill. *''Sarcococca humilis'' Stapf *''Sarcococca longifolia'' M. Cheng *''Sarcococca longipetiolata'' M. Cheng *''Sarcococca orientalis'' C. Y. Wu *''Sarcococca pruniformis'' ( Sara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarcococca Longifolia
''Sarcococca'' (sweet box or Christmas box) is a genus of 11 species of flowering plants in the box family Buxaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia and the Himalayas. 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 genus is 14 (2n = 28). The genus name ''Sarcococca'' comes from the Greek σάρξ (''sárx'') and κόκκος (''kókkos'') for "fleshy berry", referring to the black fruit. Selected species *''Sarcococca confusa'' Sealy – Sweet box *''Sarcococca hookeriana'' Baill. *''Sarcococca humilis'' Stapf *''Sarcococca longifolia'' M. Cheng *''Sarcococca longipetiolata'' M. Cheng *''Sarcococca orientalis'' C. Y. Wu *''Sarcococca pruniformis'' ( Sara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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