Styrax glaber
Sw.
Glabrous snowbell
Styracaceae Edible: Fruit
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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