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] Native to China,[1][2] including Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces.

[1] Two varieties of these species are known to botanists: P. axillaris var.

[1] Pachysandra is derived from the Ancient Greek word παχύς (pachýs, 'thick') and the Neo-Latin -androus ('of or pertaining to stamens'), and means 'thick stamens'.