Colchian boxwood
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Buxus colchica , Sataplia Natural Park, Georgia |
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The Colchian boxwood ( Buxus colchica ) is a species of the genus boxwood ( Buxus ). It is common in the Caucasus and Asia Minor. The name refers to the ancient landscape of Colchis on the Black Sea , the main distribution area of this species. In their Georgian homeland, the Georgian common name "Kolchuri Bsa" კოლხური ბზა is used.
description
The Colchian boxwood grows as an evergreen shrub or tree and reaches a height of 2 to 12 meters. The mostly opposite leaves are leathery and bare. The leaf blade is ovate to lanceolate and reaches a length of 1 to 3 centimeters. The leaves are dark green on top and light green on the underside. The yellow-green flowers grow in cape inflorescences in the leaf axils. The Colchian boxwood blooms between February and April. The egg-shaped to spherical fruit capsule contains 6 seeds.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 28.
Location and distribution
Colchian boxwood often grows as undergrowth in the humid colchic forests. It is found in Georgia , Azerbaijan , Russia and Turkey from the shores of the Black Sea up to approx. 1800 meters. He is in the red list of IUCN threatened by the decline of suitable habitats as low ( "Lower Risk / near threatened") out. It is pointed out, however, that a new review of the hazard is necessary.
Diseases
The boxwood fungus Cylindrocladium buxicola has also been spreading in Georgia since around 2010 . There it threatens the populations of the Colchian boxwood in various protected areas in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara ( Colchis National Park , the protected landscape of the Kintrischi and the Mtirala National Park ), in which the disease has already occurred. The Agriculture Committee of the Georgian Parliament therefore dealt with the issue on April 25, 2012.
literature
- Shamil Shetekauri and Martin Jacoby: Mountain flora and trees of the Caucasus. Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein (Ts) 2009, ISBN 978-99940-984-0-8 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Buxus colchica in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2012. Posted by: GAFirsov, 1998. Accessed October 29, 2012th
- ↑ The video shows the damage to the Kolchian boxwood in the protected areas.
- ↑ Joint meeting with the Committee for Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, minutes No. 9 of April 25, 2012. ( Memento of the original of December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
