Styrax japonicus




Family Styracaceae
Scientific name Styrax japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini
Synonyms Cyrta japonica (Siebold & Zuccarini) Miers; Styrax bodinieri H. Léveillé. Styrax japonica Siebold & Zuccarini var. macrophylla Nakai ex Hanbury; Styrax seminatus Farges
Common name (Japanese common name) ego-no-ki [bitter tree]
(English common name) Japanese snowbell
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido (Hidaka region), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos
Chromosomal number 2n=40
Description Plants 7-15m. Leaves 4.5-8cm length. Flowers white corollas 1.5-2cm, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Arbor trees.
Reference Styrax japonicus Siebold & Zucc.
Styrax japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini
Herbicidal compositions (US Patent 4265654/1981)
Herbicidal composition and herbicidal processes (US Patent 4552584/1985)



May 2007
at forest edge
May 2007
at forest edge
May 2007
at forest edge



May 2007
at forest edge
May 2007
at forest edge