Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Ericales
Species:
lacei
ID:
1142037

Status:
valid

Authors:
W.W.Sm.

Source:
tro

Year:
1920

Citation Micro:
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 12: 232 (1920)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001141375



Common Names

  • Parastyrax Lacei
  • Lace's Storax
  • Lace's Snowbell


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Description

Parastyrax lacei (also called Lace's storax, among many other common names) is a small tree native to East Asia. It has a dense, rounded crown and a straight trunk with smooth, pale grey bark. It grows in moist, lowland forests, as well as in secondary forests and coastal forests.

Uses & Benefits

Parastyrax lacei is used as an ornamental plant in gardens. It is also used for its medicinal properties, such as treating fever, headache, and skin diseases.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Parastyrax lacei is white and bell-shaped, with five petals. The seed is small, round and black. The seedlings have small, oval-shaped leaves.

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Where to Find Parastyrax lacei

Parastyrax lacei can be found in Mexico.

Species in the Parastyrax genus

Species in the Styracaceae family

Alniphyllum eberhardtii, Alniphyllum fortunei, Alniphyllum pterospermum, Bruinsmia polysperma, Bruinsmia styracoides, Changiostyrax dolichocarpus, Halesia carolina, Halesia diptera, Huodendron tibeticum, Huodendron biaristatum, Huodendron tomentosum, Huodendron parvifolium, Huodendron siamicum, Melliodendron xylocarpum, Parastyrax lacei, Pterostyrax corymbosus, Pterostyrax hispidus, Pterostyrax psilophyllus, Rehderodendron microcarpum, Rehderodendron kweichowense, Rehderodendron macrocarpum, Rehderodendron kwangtungense, Rehderodendron indochinense, Rehderodendron truongsonense, Rehderodendron burmanicum, Rehderodendron macrophyllum, Sinojackia xylocarpa, Sinojackia rehderiana, Sinojackia henryi, Sinojackia sarcocarpa, Sinojackia microcarpa, Sinojackia oblongicarpa, Sinojackia huangmeiensis, Styrax racemosus, Styrax Styrax, Styrax Valvatae, Perkinsiodendron macgregorii,