Styrax vilcabambae

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Styrax vilcabambae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Styracaceae
Genus: Styrax
Species:
S. vilcabambae
Binomial name
Styrax vilcabambae
(D.R.Simpson) B.Walln.

Styrax vilcabambae (syn. Pamphilia vilcabambae D.R.Simpson) is a species of flowering plant found in the genus Styrax and the family Styracaceae. It is endemic to Peru. [2] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Pamphilia vilcabambae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T36765A10016090. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36765A10016090.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Wallnöfer, B. (1997). A revision of Styrax L. section Pamphilia (Mart. ex A. DC.) B. Walln. (Styracaceae). Ann. Nathist. Mus. Wien 99B: 681–720.