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officinalis

Taxon

Styrax officinalis L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 444. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Diktamos Gorge, ca. Stylos. 23 May 05. 003.jpg

Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Diktamos Gorge, ca. Stylos. 23 May 05. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Diktamos Gorge, ca. Stylos. 23 May 05. 001.jpg

Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Diktamos Gorge, ca. Stylos. 23 May 05. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Diktamos Gorge, ca. Stylos. 23 May 05. 004.jpg

Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Diktamos Gorge, ca. Stylos. 23 May 05. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Diktamos Gorge, ca. Stylos. 23 May 05. 005.jpg

Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Diktamos Gorge, ca. Stylos. 23 May 05. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Diktamos Gorge, ca. Stylos. 23 May 05. 002.jpg

Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Diktamos Gorge, ca. Stylos. 23 May 05. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Diktamos Gorge, ca. Stylos. 23 May 05. 007.jpg

Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Apokoronos. Diktamos Gorge, ca. Stylos. 23 May 05. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis, 2001.0320--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 102.jpg

Styrax officinalis, 2001.0320--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 102.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis, 2001.0320--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 104.jpg

Styrax officinalis, 2001.0320--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 104.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis, 2001.0320--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 097.jpg

Styrax officinalis, 2001.0320--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 097.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis, 2001.0320--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 101.jpg

Styrax officinalis, 2001.0320--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 101.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis, 2001.0320--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 105.jpg

Styrax officinalis, 2001.0320--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 105.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis, 2001.0320--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 098.jpg

Styrax officinalis, 2001.0320--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 098.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis, 2001.0320--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 099.jpg

Styrax officinalis, 2001.0320--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 099.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 316.jpg

Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 316.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 313.jpg

Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 313.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 315.jpg

Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 315.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 318.jpg

Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 318.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 314.jpg

Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 314.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 481.jpg

Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 481.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 484.jpg

Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 484.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 483.jpg

Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 483.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05.  482.jpg

Styrax officinalis--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 482.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Native to Albania, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe; introduced into France (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

May 25, 2005

Location

Greece, Crete, Chania (Kisamos)

35.4215, 23.646333

Location Remarks

Sirikari (Polyrinnia) Gorge, W of Chania

Collectors

No collectors specified

2001.0320

April 21, 2004

Location

Spain

Location Remarks

Barcelona Botanic Garden

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 24, 2005

Location

Greece, Crete, Chania (Apokoronos)

35.4275, 24.189167

Location Remarks

Roadside near Douliana, ca. 20 km east of Chania.

Collectors

No collectors specified

2001.0320

April 21, 2004

Location

Spain, Catalonia (Barcelona Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

c/ Dr. Font i Quer, 2, Parc de Montjuïc, Barcelona

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Styracaceae

Genus

Styrax

Specific Epithet

officinalis

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.7

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#256,768 of 335,497

Top 77%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →