Styracaceae FAMILY

Styrax faberi

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Styrax faberi is a deciduous shrub or small tree usually growing around 100 - 200cm tall, with some specimens reaching 9 metres[ 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. , 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 source of oil from its seeds. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China

HabitatScrub covered slopes or under forests; at elevations from 100 - 1,000 metres[ 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. ]. Mixed forests and thickets, on hillside slopes, along streams and roadsides, on dry, sandy or clay soils; at elevations from 60 - 1,420 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 ].