Description
A dense, pale yellow wood from boxwood trees primarily of the genus Buxus. Although difficult to carve, the wood has excellent dimensional stability and is very wear resistant. The hard, fine-grain wood is often used for printing blocks, rulers, mallets, architects scales, slide rules, modeling tools and musical instruments. Boxwood is also used for small decorative items, inlays, games and engravings. Turkish boxwood, Buxus sempervirens, is favored for engraving blocks. Some other varieties are:
- Buxus japonica: Japanese boxwood
- Buxus macowanii: African boxwood or cape boxwood
- Buxus microphylla: Formosa boxwood
- Buxus sempervirens: Turkish boxwood or common boxwood
- Buxus balearica: Balearic boxwood or Minorca boxwood
- Gonioma kamassi: kamassi boxwood
Synonyms and Related Terms
Japanese boxwood (Buxus japonica); African boxwood or cape boxwood (Buxus macowanii); Formosa boxwood (Buxus microphylla); Turkish boxwood or common boxwood (Buxus sempervirens); Balearic boxwood or Minorca boxwood (Buxus balearica); kamassi boxwood (Gonioma kamassi); buksbom-slægten (Dan.); Buchsbaum (Deut.); buis (Fr.); buxus (It., Ned.); buxo (Port.); boj (Esp.)
Additional Information
Schoch, W., Heller, I., Schweingruber, F.H., Kienast, F., 2004:
Wood anatomy of central European Species: Box Tree,
Buxus sempervirens L.
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Last updated on: 2/17/2008 12:14:39 PM
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