willow-leaf sweet-box
Sarcococca saligna (D.Don) Müll.Arg.
Sarcococca saligna is a shrub in the Buxaceae family, native to regions including northern Pakistan, where it is known as sheha. It is also referred to as willow-leaf sweet-box and is distributed across TW, Assam, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tibet, and West Himalaya.
Description
Sarcococca saligna, known as willow-leaf sweet-box, is a shrub in the Buxaceae family. It is native to northern Pakistan and other regions such as Assam, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tibet, and West Himalaya. In Pakistan, it is commonly called sheha. This species was first described in 1869 by Müll.Arg., based on the original work by D.Don.
Other common names
willow-leaf sweet-box
Distribution
TW · Assam · Jawa · Lesser Sunda Is. · Myanmar · Nepal · Pakistan · Philippines · Sumatera · Taiwan · Tibet · West Himalaya
Synonyms
Sarcococca philippinensisBuxus salignaLepidopelma podocarpifoliaSarcococca laurifoliusSarcococca nepalensisSarcococca salicifoliaSarcococca sumatranaSarcococca zollingeri