Styrax — 20 species
Botanical species in the genus Styrax recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Styrax benzoin
Styrax benzoin
Family: Styracaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the lowland, moist tropics, where it is usually found at elevations of 100 - 700 metres, exceptionally to 1,600 metres. It grows in areas where the mean annual rainfall is usually 1,500 - 2,200 mm, with no distinct dry season (or only a few drier months). However, under cultivation it will thrive in areas with mean annual rainfall as low as 1,300 mm with 3 - 6 dry months.
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Styrax camporum
Styrax camporum
Family: Styracaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in full sun or light shade. Grows best in deep, fertile, moist soils. Newly planted young trees are quite slow to grow away.
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Styrax confusus
Styrax confusus
Family: Styracaceae
Cultivation
Styrax confusus is moderately cold-tolerant and should survive winter temperatures falling to around -10°c. Plants in this genus tend to prefer a warm, sheltered position in a moist but well-drained acidic soil.
Full cultivation guide →Styrax faberi
Styrax faberi
Family: Styracaceae
Cultivation
Styrax faberi is not very cold-tolerant though it should survive winter temperatures falling to around -5°c. Plants in this genus tend to prefer a warm, sheltered position in a moist but well-drained acidic soil.
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Styrax ferrugineus
Styrax ferrugineus
Family: Styracaceae
Cultivation
Requires a sunny position. Established plants are drought tolerant. Newly planted young trees grow away slowly.
Full cultivation guide →Styrax fortunei
Styrax fortunei
Family: Styracaceae
Cultivation
Styrax fortunei is probably not very cold-tolerant though it should survive winter temperatures falling to around -5°c. Plants in this genus tend to prefer a warm, sheltered position in a moist but well-drained acidic soil.
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Styrax glabrescens
Styrax glabrescens
Family: Styracaceae
Cultivation
Found in the wild in soils of high organic content or in clay, often with rocks.
Full cultivation guide →Styrax japonicus
Styrax japonicus
Family: Styracaceae
Cultivation
Styrax japonicus, when dormant, can tolerate temperatures down to about -15°c, but the young growth in spring is liable to be damaged by late frosts. Requires a light lime-free soil in sun or semi-shade. If planted out when young into a planting hole that has been filled with a light lime-free soil the plants will successfully grow into the surrounding soil.
Full cultivation guide →Styrax lanceolatus
Styrax lanceolatus
Family: Styracaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the subtropics to tropics, where it is found at elevations from 800 - 1,500 metres.
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Styrax leprosus
Styrax leprosus
Family: Styracaceae
Cultivation
Prefers a sunny position. Newly planted young trees grow away quickly.
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Styrax officinalis
Styrax officinalis
Family: Styracaceae
Cultivation
Styrax officinalis is a plant of the Mediterranean and requires hot summers if it is to thrive. It is not very cold-hardy outside the milder regions of the temperate zone. Dormant plants can tolerate short periods with temperatures down to about -5°c but the young growth in spring is liable to be damaged by late frosts.
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Styrax pohlii
Styrax pohlii
Family: Styracaceae
Cultivation
Requires a sunny position. Newly planted young trees are slow to grow away, rarely exceeding 2 metres in height by the end of their second year.
Full cultivation guide →Styrax serrulatus
Styrax serrulatus
Family: Styracaceae
Cultivation
Styrax serrulatus is probably able to tolerate winter temperatures falling to around -10°c, or perhaps a little lower. Prefers a sandy loam and a position in semi-shade. Plants in this genus tend to prefer a warm, sheltered position in a moist but well-drained acidic soil.
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Styrax tonkinensis
Styrax tonkinensis
Family: Styracaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the subtropics to tropics, where it is found at elevations from 30 - 2,400 metres. It is found in areas where the mean annual temperature is in the range 15 - 26°c, though it can survive occasional, short-lived, extreme temperatures as low as -4°c and as high as 45°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,500 - 2,200mm, though it can tolerate as little as 1,300mm in cultivation.
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Styrax warscewiczii
Styrax warscewiczii
Family: Styracaceae
Cultivation
Found on heavy clay loam soils in the wild. Plants can flower and fruit all year round.
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