Sweetbox

Sarcococca, Sweet box, or Christmas box is a genus of 16-20 species of flowering plants in the family Buxaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia and the Himalaya. They are slow-growing evergreen shrubs 1-2 m tall. The leaves are borne alternately, 3-12 cm long and 1-4 cm broad. They bear fragrant flowers, often in winter. The fruit is a red or black drupe containing 1-3 seeds. Some species are cultivated for ground cover in shady areas.
;Selected species
*Sarcococca confusa Sealy - Sweet Box
*Sarcococca hookeriana Baill. (including S. hookeriana var. humilis, syn. S. humilis)
*Sarcococca longifolia M. Cheng
*Sarcococca longipetiolata M. Cheng
*Sarcococca orientalis C. Y. Wu
*Sarcococca ruscifolia Stapf
*Sarcococca saligna (D. Don) Mull.-Arg.
*Sarcococca vagans Stapf
*Sarcococca wallichii Stapf
==References==
*Flora of Pakistan: Sarcococca
*Flora of China: Sarcococca species list
*Sarcococcus confusa
Category:Buxaceae