Styrax foveolaria

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Styrax foveolaria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Styracaceae
Genus: Styrax
Species:
S. foveolaria
Binomial name
Styrax foveolaria
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Styrax foveolaria is a species of tree in the family Styracaceae. It is native to Peru and Ecuador. [2] It has been classified by the IUCN as a vulnerable species. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Styrax foveolaria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T37025A10030700. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37025A10030700.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 634. ISBN   9780123969545.