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Useful Tropical Plants

Styrax warscewiczii

Perkins

Styracaceae

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Common Name:

Styrax warscewiczii
Close-up of the flower
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General Information

Styrax warscewiczii is an evergreen tree usually growing up to 20 metres tall, but with some specimens to 30 metres; the trunk is up to 25cm in diameter[
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Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 84
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Missouri Botanical Garden
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1997
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Includes a treatment of the genus Styrax in Central America.
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The wood is sometimes gathered from the wild for use as a fuel.
Styrax warscewiczii has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[
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Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
Year
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ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

628
Title
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 84
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
1997
ISBN
 
Description
Includes a treatment of the genus Styrax in Central America.

Range

Central America - Panama, north to Mexico.

Habitat

Cloud forests, Quercus-Pinus forests, montane wet, dry and rainforests, pastures, savannas; in primary or secondary growth, in valleys and along streams, in open or shaded situations, roadsides, rock outcrops, lava flows; from 1,100 - 3,200 metres[
628
Title
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 84
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
1997
ISBN
 
Description
Includes a treatment of the genus Styrax in Central America.
].

Properties

Conservation StatusLeast Concern
Other Uses Rating *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height15.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


Found on heavy clay loam soils in the wild[
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Title
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 84
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
1997
ISBN
 
Description
Includes a treatment of the genus Styrax in Central America.
].
Plants can flower and fruit all year round[
628
Title
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 84
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
1997
ISBN
 
Description
Includes a treatment of the genus Styrax in Central America.
].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood is used for fuel[
628
Title
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 84
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
1997
ISBN
 
Description
Includes a treatment of the genus Styrax in Central America.
].

Propagation

Seed - To obtain viable seeds of the species the fruit should be exposed to lukewarm water or fermented in plastic bags for 4 - 7 days immediately after their removal from the tree. Its seeds are recalcitrant and seedlings can be readily obtained from them[
338
Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
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