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Sarcococca hookeriana, [1] [2] [3] the Himalayan sweet box, is a species of flowering plant in the box family Buxaceae, native to China, Afghanistan, North East India, Bhutan and Nepal. [4] It is a low-growing evergreen shrub, usually growing to 12–24 in (30–61 cm) high.
Sarcococca (sweet box or Christmas box) [1] [2] is a genus of flowering plants in the box family . native to eastern and southeastern Asia, and the Himalayas, with one species native to Central America.
Euchalcia variabilis, the purple-shaded gem, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. [2] Description
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This is a list of gemstones, organized by species and types. Minerals. There are over 300 types of minerals that have been used as gemstones. Such as: A–B
Sarcococca confusa, the sweet box, is a species of flowering plant in the family Buxaceae, probably native to western China. [1] It is an evergreen shrub growing to 2 m (7 ft) tall by 1 m (3 ft) broad, with glossy green ovate leaves and honey-scented [ 2 ] white flowers in winter, followed by glossy black spherical fruits, 5 mm in diameter.
A purple-pink star sapphire displaying asterism in a platinum ring. An asterism (from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) 'star' and -ism) is a star-shaped concentration of light reflected or refracted from a gemstone. It can appear when a suitable stone is cut en cabochon (i.e. shaped and polished, not faceted).
Grape Agate is a market name for purple aggregates of tiny quartz crystals with botryoidal (spherical) habit. [1] Mineralogically speaking, grape agate is not an agate [2] and is actually botryoidal purple chalcedony. [3] It occurs in Indonesia [2] and has also been found west of the Green river in Utah. [4]: 75