Styracaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Styrax glabrescens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Tree

Growth—

Found in the wild in soils of high organic content or in clay, often with rocks^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Styrax+glabrescens>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 84 — Missouri Botanical Garden · 1997 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Includes a treatment of the genus Styrax in Central America.
[2]Flora of Guatemala — Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark · 1946 - 1976 · http://www.archive.org/ ↩︎A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
[3]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.