Schaefferia frutescens
Boxwood, Florida Boxwood
Also known as: Bumelia berteroi Balb. ex Griseb. +6 more
- Bumelia berteroi Balb. ex Griseb.
- Schaefferia berteroi Griseb.
- Schaefferia buxifolia (DC.) Nutt.
- Schaefferia completa Sw.
- Schaefferia elliptica Lundell
- Schaefferia frutescens var. buxifolia DC.
- Schaefferia viridescens (Moc. & Sessé)
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Celastraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Found natively in North America and South America, Schaefferia frutescens (commonly known as Boxwood or Florida Boxwood) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Celastraceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Windward Is.