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Pachysandra axillaris
Pachysandra axillaris is a species of plant in the family Buxaceae.[1][2] In its native China, it is known as 板凳果 (Bǎndèng guǒ).[1] Description
Range and distributionNative to China,[1][2] including Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces. Also occurs in Taiwan.[1] VarietiesTwo varieties of these species are known to botanists: P. axillaris var. axillaris, and P. axillaris var. stylosa.[1] EtymologyPachysandra is derived from the Ancient Greek word παχύς (pachýs, 'thick') and the Neo-Latin -androus ('of or pertaining to stamens'), and means 'thick stamens'. It was named in reference to its stout filaments.[3][4] Axillaris is Latin, literally meaning 'in the armpit' but more figuratively meaning 'arising from leaf axils' or 'axillary'.[3] References
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