Styrax radians

Botanical Description

Styrax radians is an evergreen tree usually growing up to 12 metres tall, but with some specimens to 20 metres[ 628 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 84 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1997 ISBN Description Includes a treatment of the genus Styrax in Central America. ]. The wood is of good quality and is used locally. Styrax radians is threatened by land use change to extensive agriculture, livestock ranching, mining activities, and urban expansion. Although the taxon has a very large extent of occurrence it is suspected that it could decrease in the coming years. The area of occupancy is small, but it is found in more than ten locations. Therefore the plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 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. ].