''Styrax obassia'' is a species of flowering plant in 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 ...

. It is native to Hokkaido Island in Japan, and to China.

Taxonomy

The name of the plant is sometimes spelled ''Styrax obassis'', but the original spelling is ''obassia''. In the history of botany, different people have used all three grammatical genders for the genus ''Styrax'', and reasonable arguments could be made for treating it as neuter, feminine, or masculine, although it has been recommended that masculine gender should be used.

Cultivation

''Styrax obassis'' is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens. Image:StyraxObassiaBark.jpg, Closeup of bark Image:StyraxObassiaLeaf.jpg, Closeup of leaves

References

*E. Kato and T. Hiura, ''Fruit set in Styrax obassia (Styracaceae): the effect of light availability, display size, and local floral density'', American Journal of Botany. 1999;86:495-501.

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q845222 obassis Flora of Japan Flora of China Garden plants of Asia