Notes on several Asian species of Styrax series Cyrta (Styracaceae)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v13.i1.850Keywords:
Asia, Styracaceae, Styrax, taxonomyAbstract
Geographic range extensions are documented for the Asian species Styrax japonicus and S. odoratissimus of S. series Cyrta. Implications of the range extension in S. japonicus for the taxonomic distinctness and phylogenetic relationships of S. formosanus are discussed.
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