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.

Sarcococca hookeriana has several varieties of very different appearance to which different nomenclature has been applied in the references.

The cultivar ‘Purple Stem’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

[5][6] It is fully hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F), but requires a sheltered position in full or partial shade.

[5] The Latin specific epithet hookeriana refers to the British botanist and explorer Sir Joseph D.