Styloceras
| Styloceras | |
|---|---|
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| Styloceras laurifolium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Buxales |
| Family: | Buxaceae |
| Genus: | Styloceras Kunth ex A.Juss. |
Styloceras is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Buxaceae.[1][2] It is native to South America.[3]
Taxonomy
The following species are currently recognized:[4]
- Styloceras brokawii A.H.Gentry & R.B.Foster
- Styloceras columnare Müll.Arg.
- Styloceras connatum Torrez & P.Jørg.
- Styloceras kunthianum A.Juss.
- Styloceras laurifolium (Willd.) Kunth
- Styloceras penninervium A.H.Gentry & G.A.Aymard
References
- ^ Gentry, Alwyn H.; Foster, Robin (1981). "A New Peruvian Styloceras (Buxaceae): Discovery of a Phytogeographical Missing Link". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 68 (1): 122–124. doi:10.2307/2398815.
- ^ Francis, Macbride, J. (1951). "Flora of Peru". Fieldiana. v.13:pt.3A:no.1: 220–221.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 632. ISBN 9780123969545.
- ^ "Styloceras — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
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