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Styrax glaber

Sw.

Glabrous snowbell

Styracaceae Edible: Fruit

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(c) Lisa Appelbaum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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(c) Lisa Appelbaum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Description

A tropical tree in the Styracaceae family with edible fruit.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Brazil, Guyana, Lesser Antilles, South America, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela,

Synonyms

Morisonia imrayi Griseb.Styrax costanus Steyerm.Styrax fanshawei SandwithStyrax glaber var. micranthus PerkinsStyrax micrasterus PerkinsStyrax occidentalis Sw. ex Thunb.Styrax roraimae PerkinsStyrax subleprosum KlotzschStyrax tepuiensis Steyerm. & Maguire

Also Known As

Aliboufier glabre, Bois dore, Laurier-orange, Laurier-madame, Olivo montanero, Soekroe oedoe

References (1)

  • Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 634

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