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Styracaceae

Angiospermae - Ericales - Styracaceae

Taxonomy
Styracaceae was named by de Candolle and Sprengel (1821).

It was assigned to Ebenales by Knowlton (1919); to Dicotyledones by Chandler (1962); to Theales by Mabberley (2000); and to Ericales by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Styracaceae de Candolle and Sprengel
1919Styracaceae Knowlton
1962Styracaceae Chandler p. 137
2000Styracaceae Mabberley
2016Styracaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyStyracaceaede Candolle and Sprengel 1821
familyStyracaceaede Candolle and Sprengel 1821

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Styracaceae de Candolle and Sprengel 1821
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G. Halesia Linnaeus 1759 [silverbell]
G. Styrax Linnaeus 1753 [storax]
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Styrax ambra Unger 1865
Styrax elegans Chandler 1926
Styrax laramiense Lesquereux 1888
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available