Styracaceae

Styrax L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 444 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is New World, SE. Europe to NW. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Albania, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, India, Indiana, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kentucky, Korea, Kriti, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Malaya, Maluku, Manchuria, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Solomon Is., South Carolina, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Virginia, Windward Is., Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Connecticut, France, Guinea, Mauritius, New York, Pennsylvania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2020 Girmansyah, D. [1020] Indonesia K000618910 No
Apr 4, 2017 Forzza, R.C.; Lobão, A.Q.; Monteiro, R.F.; Silva, J.C. [4821] Brazil K001062990 Yes
Dec 11, 2015 Sawan [SAN 128098] Malaysia K000606489 No
Nov 4, 2015 Deden, G. [Deden 966] Indonesia K000618514 No
Nov 8, 2011 Rico, L.; Birmingham MSc group 2007 [2234] Syria K000764181 No
Jan 1, 2001 Griffith, W. [s.n.] India K000728992 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Phillips, J. [s.n.] India K000728990 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Kerr, A.F.G. [7494] Thailand K000768005 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Kerr, A.F.G. [7494] Thailand K000768006 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Buchtien, O. [1880] Bolivia K000644406 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Pringle, C.G. [4416] Mexico K000644425 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4400] K001038926 Unknown Type Material Yes
Curtis, C. [1189] Malaysia K000728999 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maguire, B.; Phelps, K.D.; Hitchcock, C.B.; Budowski, G. [31750] Venezuela K000644411 Type Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 4400] K000009209 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [4401] Malaysia K000728998 Isotype Yes
Wanma, J.F.; Low, Y.W.; Lucas, E.J.; Wader, J.H.; Wambrauw, K.; Nassa, K.; Wuesan, F.F.; Korwa, R.F. [MAN-SING 34] Indonesia K001905729 No
Redden, K.M.; Williams, R.; Perry, C.; Paul, C.; Lyle, M. [2082] Guyana K001906126 Yes
Monro, A.K.; Santamaria, D. [8070] Costa Rica K001906471 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4403] K001038931 Unknown Type Material Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 4401] Malaysia K001038927 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith, W.; Lemann, C.M. [s.n.] India K000728991 Type Yes
Strugnell, E.J. [22397] Malaysia K000728997 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0