Sarcococca hookeriana Baill. - Buxaceae - 羽脉野扇花 yu mai ye shan hua (chin.), Himalayan sweet box, **Himalaya-Fleischbeere**, Himalaya-Schleimbeere, Duftende Schattenblume

Evergreen shrub, native to Asia (Afghanistan, NE India, China, Nepal, Bhutan), cultivated as ornamental; flowers sweetly (honey/vanilla) fragrant. \\
Leaves alternate, leaf blade lanceolate or nearly oblanceolate, 5-8cm, styles 3: var. hookeriana \\
Leaves opposite or subopposite at apex of branchlets, leaf blade more variable in shape and size, styles 2: var. digyna [[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200012662|efloras.org]]

"This small plant is often used as groundcover in gardens. The variety Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna is more slender with narrower leaves. The cultivar ‘Purple Stem’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is fully hardy down to -15°C (5°F), but requires a sheltered position in full or partial shade." [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcococca_hookeriana|wikipedia]]


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Sarcococca hookeriana, Yunnan, China (2024) © Jonathan Newman [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/|CC BY-SA 4.0]] [[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=410816|inaturalist.org]]

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Sarcococca hookeriana [[http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=109405&flora_id=2|Flora of China @ www.efloras.org]]