Buxus sempervirens Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 983. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae australis." RCN: 7126.

Lectotype (Fosberg in Boxwood Bull. 13(2): 19, f. 1. 1973): Herb. Clifford: 441, Buxus 1 (BM-000647382) .

Generitype of Buxus Linnaeus.

Current name: Buxus sempervirens L. ( Buxaceae).