Styrax

See also: styrax

Translingual

Styrax officinalis

Etymology

From Latin styrax, from Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax).

Proper noun

Styrax m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Styracaceae – species of which produce aromatic resins.

Synonyms

• (genus): storax, snowbell, benzoin

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Styracaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Styrax officinalis (friar's balsam) - type species; Styrax acuminatus, Styrax agrestis, Styrax americanus, Styrax argenteus, Styrax argentifolius, Styrax austromexicanus, Styrax bashanensis, Styrax benzoides, Styrax benzoin, Styrax calvescens, Styrax camporum, Styrax chinensis, Styrax chrysocarpus, Styrax confusus, Styrax conterminus, Styrax dasyanthus, Styrax faberi, Styrax formosanus, Styrax grandifolius, Styrax hemsleyanus, Styrax hookeri, Styrax japonicus, Styrax limprichtii, Styrax maninul, Styrax obassia, Styrax odoratissimus, Styrax platanifolius, Styrax portoricensis, Styrax serrulatus, Styrax shiraianus, Styrax suberifolius, Styrax tonkinensis, Styrax wilsonii - other species

See also

• Lindera benzoin
• Liquidambar

References

• Styrax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Styrax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Styrax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons