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Styracaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Styrax serrulatus

Styrax serrulatus

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Styrax serrulatus is a deciduous shrub or a tree growing around 4 - 12 metres tall, occasionally to 18 metres, with a trunk around 9 - 25cm in diameter[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 2261 Title A Taxonomic Revision of Taxa in Styrax Series Cyrta (Styracaceae) with Valvate Corollas Publication J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 12(2): 579 - 641. 2018 Author Li G. & Fritsch P.W. Publisher Year 2018 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. The tree has beautiful flowers and is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Styrax serrulatus is widespread, common, with a stable population and no fluctuations. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2023)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - India, Nepal, Bangladesh, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam
HabitatFound at elevations up to 2,700 metres[ 146 Title A Manual of Indian Timbers. Publication Author Gamble. J. S. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1972 ISBN - Description First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader. ]. Sparse forests; at elevations from 500 - 1,700 metres in southwest China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. In a variety of forests and jungles, on hillside slopes, in moist soils or by rivers; at elevations up to 2,438 metres[ 2261 Title A Taxonomic Revision of Taxa in Styrax Series Cyrta (Styracaceae) with Valvate Corollas Publication J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 12(2): 579 - 641. 2018 Author Li G. & Fritsch P.W. Publisher Year 2018 ISBN Description ].