Common Name: Aguacatillo

General Information

Styrax radians is an evergreen tree usually growing up to 12 metres tall, but with some specimens to 20 metres[].
The wood is of good quality and is used locally.
Styrax radians is threatened by land use change to extensive agriculture, livestock ranching, mining activities, and urban expansion. Although the taxon has a very large extent of occurrence it is suspected that it could decrease in the coming years. The area of occupancy is small, but it is found in more than ten locations. Therefore the plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Central and southern N. America - south and west Mexico.

Habitat

Quercus savannahs, Quercus-Pinus forests, ecotones between subtropical deciduous forest and tropical subdeciduous forest, tropical subdeciduous forests, tropical deciduous forests; often in valley bottomlands or barrancas, from 400 - 1,400 metres[]

Properties

Conservation Status	Near Threatened
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	10.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood is tough and durable[]. It is used for ox yokes, ploughs etc[].

Propagation

Seed -

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