Pachysandra

Pachysandra

Taxobox
name = "Pachysandra"


image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Pachysandra terminalis"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Buxales
familia = Buxaceae
genus = "Pachysandra"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text

"Pachysandra" is a genus of four or five species of evergreen groundcovers or subshrubs, belonging to the Boxwood Family, Buxaceae. The species are native to eastern Asia and southeast North America, some reaching a height of 20-45 cm, with only weakly woody stems. The leaves are alternate, leathery, with an entire to coarsely toothed margin, and range from 5-10 cm long.

;Species
*"Pachysandra axillaris" - China
*"Pachysandra procumbens" - Allegheny Pachysandra (southeast United States)
*"Pachysandra stylosa" - China
*"Pachysandra terminalis" - China, Japan

Cultivation and uses

"Pachysandra" can grow in deep-shade areas and is thus well-suited and popular as a ground cover for shade gardens. The most commonly used species is "P. terminalis", the Japanese Spurge, which is an aggressively spreading evergreen ground cover. All species in this genus prefer a well-drained soil with a high humus content.


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  • Pachysandra — terminalis Systematik Klasse: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliopsida) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • pachysandra — n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Pachysandra}; they are low growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pachysandra — ☆ pachysandra [pak΄ə san′drə ] n. [ModL < Gr pachys (see PACHYDERM) + ModL andrus, ANDROUS] any of a genus (Pachysandra) of low, dense growing, hardy evergreen plants of the box family, often used for a ground cover in the shade …   English World dictionary

  • Pachysandra — (P. Mich.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Trikokken, Euphorbieen Spr., Rautengewächse, Buxeae Rchnb., 21. Kl. 3. Ordn. L.; Art: P. procumbens, auf Gebirgen Nordamerikas …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • pachysandra — (n.) 1813, from Modern Latin (1803), from Gk. packhys thick + aner (gen. andros) man (see ANTHROPO (Cf. anthropo )), used in botany to mean having stamens …   Etymology dictionary

  • Pachysandra — Pachysandra …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pachysandra —   Pachysandra …   Wikipedia Español

  • pachysandra — noun any plant of the genus Pachysandra; low growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Hyponyms: ↑Allegheny spurge, ↑Allegheny mountain spurge, ↑Pachysandra procumbens …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pachysandra — ID 58741 Symbol Key PACHY3 Common Name pachysandra Family Buxaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MN, MS, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA Growth… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • pachysandra — noun Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek pachys + New Latin andrus androus Date: 1813 any of a genus (Pachysandra) of perennial evergreen plants of the box family often used as a ground cover …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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