Styrax shiraianus Makino belongs to the Styracaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Boufford 43949

August 8, 2016

Location

Japan, Honshu, Nagano (Kiso)

35.652556, 137.602389

Location Remarks

C. 3 km from Highway 19 on local road Yomikaki, into Kakizore Ravine. 666 m.

Collectors

David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Deciduous forest on a steep roadbank. Tree 5-6 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Styracaceae

Genus

Styrax

Specific Epithet

shiraianus

Authorship

Makino

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#152,088 of 335,497

Top 46%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →