| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Ebenales | Includes ebony, persimmon, silverbell, many others |
| Family | Styracaceae | Temperate climate trees and shrubs |
| Genus | Styrax | The classical Greek name used by Theophrastus and derived from a Semitic name for these resin-producing plants from which was collected the gum storax |
| Species | americanus | American |
Styrax americana
Styrax americanus Lam. var. pulverulentus (Michx.) Perkins ex Rehder
Styrax pulverulentus Michx.
© FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved.
