Styrax japonicus
Japanese Snowbell, Japanese Storax
Other regional names: Snowbell Tree
- Snowbell Tree
Also known as: Cyrta japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Miers +19 more
- Cyrta japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Miers
- Styrax bodinieri H.Lév.
- Styrax duclouxii Perkins
- Styrax grandiflorus Griff.
- Styrax japonica subsp. kotoensis (Hayata) Masam. & Suzuki, 1939
- Styrax japonicus f. angustifolius (Koidz.) Sugim.
- Styrax japonicus f. jippei-kawakamii (Yanagita) T.Yamaz.
- Styrax japonicus f. parviflorus Y.Kimura
- Styrax japonicus f. pendulus T.Yamaz.
- Styrax japonicus f. rubicalyx Satomi
- Styrax japonicus f. tomentosus (Hatus.) T.Yamaz.
- Styrax japonicus f. zigzag (Koidz.) Sugim.
- Styrax japonicus subsp. kotoensis (Hayata) Masam
- Styrax japonicus var. angustifolius Koidz.
- Styrax japonicus var. calycothrix Gilg
- Styrax japonicus var. iriomotensis Masam.
- Styrax japonicus var. japonicus
- Styrax japonicus var. jippei-kawamurae (Yanagita) H.Hara
- Styrax japonicus var. kotoensis (Hayata) Masam. & Suzuki
- Styrax japonicus var. longipedunculatus Z.Ying Zhang
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Styracaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Styrax japonicus (commonly known as Japanese snowbell or Japanese storax) is a tree belonging to the Styracaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Connecticut, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania