Sarcococca (sweet box or Christmas box) is a genus of 11 species of flowering plants in the box family Buxaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia and the Himalayas. They are slow-growing, monoecious, evergreen shrubs 1â2 m (3â7 ft) tall. The leaves are borne alternately, 3â12 cm long and 1â4 cm broad.
The genus name Sarcococca comes from the Greek ÏÎŹÏΟ (sĂĄrx) and ÎșÏÎșÎșÎżÏ (kĂłkkos) for "fleshy berry", referring to the black fruit.