Styrax obassia
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Styrax obassia is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae. It is native to eastern China, Korea, and Japan (Hokkaido).
Taxonomy
The name of the plant is sometimes spelled Styrax obassis,{{citation |chapter-url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=210002133 |title=Flora of China |chapter=Styrax obassis Siebold & Zuccarini, Fl. Jap. 1: 93. 1839 |author1=Shumei Huang |author2=James W. Grimes }} but the original spelling is obassia.{{citation |url=http://edb.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibit-e/b01/image/01/b01s0097.html |title=Flora Japonica |volume=1 |year=1839 |page=93 |author1=Philipp Franz von Siebold |author2=Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini }} 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.{{citation |author1=Nicolson, D.H. |author2=Steyskal, G.C. |year=1976 |title=The masculine gender of the generic name Styrax Linnaeus (Styracaceae) |journal=Taxon |volume=25 |issue=5/6 |pages=581–587 |jstor=1220113 |doi=10.2307/1220113}}
Description
Cultivation
Styrax obassia is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens.
File:StyraxObassiaBark.jpg|Closeup of bark
File:StyraxObassiaLeaf.jpg|Closeup of leaves
File:Styrax obassia flowers.jpg|Closeup of flowers
References
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- 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
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- {{citation |url=http://caliban.mpipz.mpg.de/siebold/flora3/high/CRW_6594_RT8.html |title=Flora Japonica (plates)}}
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Category:Garden plants of Asia
Category:Plants described in 1839