Buxus microphylla

At a glance

Origin / distribution: AM, CO, MX, NO, SE, TW, US

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: BETULIN, BETULINIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Buxaceae

Scientific name: Buxus microphylla

Common names: Boj japonés siemprevivo, Box tree, Common box tree, Bukszpan drobnolistny, Japanese Box, Kleinbladige buxus, Kleinblättriger Buchsbaum, Küçük Yapraklı Şimşir, Littleleaf box, Japanese box, Littleleaf boxwood, Small-leaved Box, Smulkialapis buksmedis, hime-tsuge, japaninpuksipuu, krušpán drobnolistý, littleleaf boxwood, småbladig buxbom

History

The source record documents this plant in AM, CO, MX, NO, SE, TW, US.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• AM
• CO
• MX
• NO
• SE
• TW
• US

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Larval instar‐dependent hemocytes in specialist herbivore Cydalima perspectalis fed on Buxus hyrcana and Buxus microphylla · 2025 source ↗
• Molecular characteristics of woody extracts of Buxus microphylla. · 2014 source ↗
• Cytotoxicity of Triterpenoid Alkaloids from Buxus microphylla against Human Tumor Cell Lines. · 2016 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULIN
• BETULINIC-ACID

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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