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Styracaceae
The Styracaceae are a small family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, containing 12 genera and about 160 species of trees and shrubs. The family occurs in warm temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The family is characterised by spirally arranged simple leaves with no stipules; symmetrical white flowers with a corolla of two to five (sometimes seven) fused petals; and the fruit usually is a dry capsule, sometimes winged, less often a fleshy drupe, with one or two seeds. Most are large shrubs to small trees 3–15 m tall, but ''Halesia monticola'' (''H. carolina'' var. ''monticola'') is larger, with trees 39 m tall known in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. Genera Several genera include species popular as ornamental trees valued for their decorative white flowers. Benzoin resin, used in herbal medicine and perfumes, is extracted from the bark of ''Styrax'' species. ;Genera *'' Alniphyllum'' Matsum. (three species) *'' Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changiostyrax
''Changiostyrax'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae. Its only member species is ''Changiostyrax dolichocarpus'', formerly known as ''Sinojackia dolichocarpa''.Chen CT. 1995. ''Changiostyrax'', a new genus of Styracaceae from china. ''Guijaia'' 15: 289-292. It is endemic to central China in Hunan province, where it occurs at altitudes of 400–500 m. It is threatened by habitat loss.Flora of China''Sinojackia dolichocarpa''/ref> An exhaustive survey of its range during the decade from 1995 to 2005 revealed only six extant populations, one of which has since been destroyed.Yao X., Qigang Y., Kang M. and H. Huang. 2007. Microsatellite analysis reveals interpopulation differentiation and gene flow in the endangered tree ''Changiostyrax dolichocarpa'' (Styracaceae) with fragmented distribution in central China. ''New Phytologist'' 176: 472-480. It is a small deciduous tree growing to 10–12 m tall. The leaves A leaf ( : leaves) is any of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halesia
''Halesia'', also known as silverbell or snowdrop tree, is a small genus of four or five species of deciduous large shrubs or small trees in the family Styracaceae. Range They are native to eastern Asia (southeast China) and eastern North America (southern Ontario, Canada south through Florida and eastern Texas, United States). Description They grow to tall (rarely to ), and have alternate, simple ovate leaves 5–16 cm long and 3–8 cm broad. The flowers are pendulous, white or pale pink, produced in open clusters of 2–6 flowers, each flower being 1–3 cm long. The fruit is a distinctive, oblong dry drupe 2–4 cm long. All species except ''H. diptera'' have four narrow longitudinal ribs or wings on fruit; ''diptera'' only has two, making it the most distinctive of the group. Species *''Halesia carolina'' L.; little silverbell – eastern North America ( syn. ''H. parviflora'' Michx. or ''H. tetraptera'' var. ''parviflora'' (Michx.) Schelle) *''Halesi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rehderodendron
''Rehderodendron'' is a genus of five species of flowering plants in the family Styracaceae, native to southeastern Asia, from southwestern China south to Myanmar and Vietnam.Flora of China''Rehderodendron''/ref> The genus name of ''Rehderodendron'' is in honour of Alfred Rehder (1863–1949), a German-American botanical taxonomist and dendrologist who worked at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. It was first described and published in Sinensia Vol.2 on page 109 in 1932. The species are small deciduous trees growing to 10–15 m tall. ;Species * '' Rehderodendron gongshanense'' Y.C.Tang * '' Rehderodendron indochinense'' H.L.Li * '' Rehderodendron kwangtungense'' Chun * '' Rehderodendron kweichowense'' Hu * '' Rehderodendron macrocarpum'' Hu * '' Rehderodendron truongsonense'' Zhao, Wan-Yi, Fritsch, Peter W., Do, Van Truong, Fan, Qiang Fossil record 40 fossil endocarps of †''Rehderodendron custodum'' from the early Miocene, have been found in the Kristina Mine at Hr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ericales
The Ericales are a large and diverse order of dicotyledons. Species in this order have considerable commercial importance including for tea, persimmon, blueberry, kiwifruit, Brazil nuts, argan, and azalea. The order includes trees, bushes, lianas, and herbaceous plants. Together with ordinary autophytic plants, the Ericales include chlorophyll-deficient mycoheterotrophic plants (e.g., '' Sarcodes sanguinea'') and carnivorous plants (e.g., genus ''Sarracenia''). Many species have five petals, often grown together. Fusion of the petals as a trait was traditionally used to place the order in the subclass Sympetalae. Mycorrhizal associations are quite common among the order representatives, and three kinds of mycorrhiza are found exclusively among Ericales (namely, ericoid, arbutoid and monotropoid mycorrhiza). In addition, some families among the order are notable for their exceptional ability to accumulate aluminum. Ericales are a cosmopolitan order. Areas of distribution of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterostyrax
''Pterostyrax'', the epaulette tree, is a small genus of four species of deciduous large shrubs or small trees in the family Styracaceae, native to eastern Asia in China and Japan. They grow tall, with alternate, simple ovate leaves long and broad. The flowers are white, produced in dense panicles long. The fruit is an oblong dry drupe, with longitudinal ribs or narrow wings (the wings are absent in the related genus ''Styrax ''Styrax'' (common names storax or snowbell) is a genus of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees in the family Styracaceae, mostly native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the majority in eastern ...'', whence the name ''Pterostyrax'', "winged styrax").Fritsch, P. W., Morton, C. M., Chen, T., & Meldrum, C. (2001). Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Styracaceae. ''Int. J. Plant Sci''. 162 (6 Suppl.): S95–S116. Availablonline (pdf file)/ref>Germplasm Resources Information Network''Pterostyrax''Flora of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruinsmia
''Bruinsmia'' is a small genus of trees in the family Styracaceae. Description ''Bruinsmia'' species grow as trees with flattened twigs. The flowers are green or white. The fruits are fleshy. Distribution ''Bruinsmia'' species grow naturally in Nepal, India, China, Indochina, Malesia and New Guinea. Species ''The Plant List'' and ''Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info ...'' recognise 2 accepted species: # '' Bruinsmia polysperma'' # '' Bruinsmia styracoides'' References Styracaceae Ericales genera Taxa named by Jacob Gijsbert Boerlage {{Ericales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Styrax
''Styrax'' (common names storax or snowbell) is a genus of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees in the family Styracaceae, mostly native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the majority in eastern and southeastern Asia, but also crossing the equator in South America.Fritsch ''et al.'' (2001) The resin obtained from the tree is called benzoin or storax (not to be confused with the ''Liquidambar'' storax balsam). The genus ''Pamphilia'', sometimes regarded as distinct, is now included within ''Styrax'' based on analysis of morphological and DNA sequence data. The spicebush (''Lindera benzoin'') is a different plant, in the family Lauraceae. Styrax trees grow to 2–14 m tall, and have alternate, deciduous or evergreen simple ovate leaves 1–18 cm long and 2–10 cm broad. The flowers are pendulous, with a white 5–10-lobed corolla, produced 3–30 together on open or dense panicles 5–25 cm long. The fruit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perkinsiodendron
''Perkinsiodendron'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Styracaceae The Styracaceae are a small family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, containing 12 genera and about 160 species of trees and shrubs. The family occurs in warm temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The family is c .... Its native range is Southern China. Species: * ''Perkinsiodendron macgregorii'' (Chun) P.W.Fritsch References {{Taxonbar, from=Q50651336 Styracaceae Ericales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parastyrax
''Parastyrax'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Styracaceae The Styracaceae are a small family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, containing 12 genera and about 160 species of trees and shrubs. The family occurs in warm temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The family is c .... Its native range is Southern Central China to Myanmar. Species Species: *'' Parastyrax lacei'' *'' Parastyrax macrophyllus'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9297359 Styracaceae Ericales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melliodendron
''Melliodendron'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Styracaceae The Styracaceae are a small family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, containing 12 genera and about 160 species of trees and shrubs. The family occurs in warm temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The family is c .... The only species is ''Melliodendron xylocarpum''. Its native range is Southern China. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q6654388 Styracaceae Monotypic Ericales genera Taxa named by Heinrich von Handel-Mazzetti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huodendron
''Huodendron'' is a genus of four species of flowering plants in the family Styracaceae, native to eastern Asia, from southern China south to Thailand and Vietnam.Flora of China''Huodendron''/ref> The species are small to medium-sized deciduous tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated Plant stem, stem, or trunk (botany), trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondar ...s growing to 12–25 m tall. ;Species * '' Huodendron biaristatum'' (W.W.Smith) Rehder * '' Huodendron parviflorum'' H.L.Li * '' Huodendron tibeticum'' (J. Anthony) Rehder * '' Huodendron tomentosum'' Y.C.Tang ex S.M.Hwang References Styracaceae Ericales genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ericales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alniphyllum
''Alniphyllum'' is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Styracaceae, native to eastern Asia, from central China south to India and Vietnam.Flora of China''Alniphyllum''/ref> The species are small to medium-sized deciduous tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated Plant stem, stem, or trunk (botany), trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondar ...s growing to 15–30 m tall. ;Species * '' Alniphyllum eberhardtii'' Guillaum. * ''Alniphyllum fortunei'' (Hemsl.) Makino * ''Alniphyllum pterospermum'' Matsum. References Styracaceae Ericales genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ericales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
