Styracaceae
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Vernacular names of plants within the Family Styracaceae

Siam benzoin
benzoin gum
silverbell
snowbell
storax
styrax

Hierarchical position of the Family Styracaceae

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Rosopsida Batsch
pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.
  
   Subclassis  Dilleniidae Takht. ex Reveal & Tahkt.
pub. 1993
  
   SuperOrdo  Primulanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 71. 29 Apr 1996.
  
   Ordo  Styracales Bisch.
pub. Lehrb. Bot. 2(2): 655. 1839.
  
   Familia  Styracaceae Dumort.
pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 28, 29. 1829.
common name: Storaxes
  

Named members of the Family Styracaceae

1
   Genus  Alniphyllum Matsum.
2
   Genus  Anthostyrax Pierre
syn. Styrax L.
3
   Genus  Bruinsmia Boerl. & Koord.
4
   Genus  Foveolaria Ruiz & Pav.
syn. Styrax L.
5
   Tribus  Halesieae Horan.
pub. Char. Ess. Fam.: 102. 1847.
  
 
6
   Genus  Halesia J. Ellis ex L.
pub. (1759)
  
7
   Genus  Huodendron Rehder
8
   Genus  Melliodendron Hand.-Mazz.
9
   Tribus  Pamphilieae A. DC.
pub. Prodr. 8: 270. mid Mar 1844.
 
10
   Genus  Pamphilia Mart. ex A. DC.
pub. (1844)
11
   Genus  Parastyrax W.W.Sm.
12
   Genus  Pterostyrax Siebold & Zucc.   
13
   Genus  Rehderodendron Hu
14
   Genus  Sinojackia Hu
15
   Subfamilia  Styracoideae Eaton
pub. Bot. Dict., ed. 4: 40. Apr-Mai 1836.
  
 
16
   Tribus  Styraceae Rich. ex Duby
pub. Bot. Gall. 1: 320. 12-14 Apr 1828.
  
 
17
   Genus  Styrax L.
pub. (1753)
common name: snowbell
  

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

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