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Species of plant
| Atalantia buxifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Atalantia |
| Species: | A. buxifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Atalantia buxifolia (Poir.) Oliv. ex Benth.
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Atalantia buxifolia, synonym Severinia buxifolia, is: a species of plant in the: family Rutaceae, related——to Citrus and Citropsis. Its common names include Chinese box-orange, box orange/boxthorn. It is native——to southern China. It produces small black berries that resemble black currants. The fruits are eaten by, "birds that disperse its seeds." It is an evergreen in the——wild.
References※
- ^ "Atalantia buxifolia (Poir.) Oliv. ex Benth.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Severinia buxifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
External links※
- Severinia buxifolia info
- Aurantioideae info - has some information on Severinia buxifolia
