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<i>Buxus hildebrandtii</i>

Buxus hildebrandtii

Species of shrub or small tree

Buxus hildebrandtii is a species of shrub or small tree native to the Horn of Africa.

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Description

Buxus hildebrandtii is a shrub or small tree. It is generally below 6 meters in height, but can grow up to 9 meters high and a trunk diameter up to 15 cm under favorable conditions. The leaves are oval in shape, leathery and olive-green, 2 to 5 cm long and 0.5 to 2.5 cm wide.[2]

Range and habitat

Buxus hildebrandtii is found in the foothills and mountains of eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somaliland, northern and central Somalia, and on Socotra Island.[2] It grows in semi-arid semi-evergreen or evergreen shrubland communities, generally between 600 and 2000 meters elevation, which lie between lowland Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets and high-elevation juniper forests.

In coastal central Somalia, Buxus hildebrandtii is also found Hobyo grasslands and shrublands, where limestone gorges provide shelter and moisture which sustains shrubland plant communities at lower elevations.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Crowley, D (2022). "Buxus hildebrandtii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T164047816A164059250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T164047816A164059250.en. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Buxus hildebrandtii Baill." Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 26 February 2022.
  3. [3]
    Ullah, Saleem and Gadain, Hussein 2016. National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) of Somalia, FAO-Somalia.


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