• Family : Buxaceae
  (Boxwood Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : SHAMSHAD FAMILY (शमशाद फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Buxaceae
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Buxus wallichiana Baill.
• Common name : Himalayan Boxwood, Himalayan Box Tree
• Vernacular name : Papri, Shamshad (Himachali); Papri, Shamshad, Chikri (Hindi)
• Habit : Shrub or small tree
• Habitat : Moist hills; Upto 3000 m. altitude
• Comments / notes : This species prefers shady habitat, and avoids hot aspect that is, exposed slopes, direct sunlight. The leaves have been reported to be fatal to cattle and other browsing animals except goats. They taste bitter due to the presence of alkaloids like buxines.
• Flower, Fruit : December-May
• Distribution :
  • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
• Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, West Himalaya
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : East Afghanistan to North Thailand
• Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 217; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 132
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Buxus wallichiana. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.

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