Styrax formosanus, the Taiwanese snowbell, is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae, native to southeastern China, and Taiwan. Flora of China calls it a shrub; it is usually a small tree. Similar to its close relative Styrax japonicus, it blooms in profusion in April and May with scented white flowers. It is available from commercial suppliers.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Taiwanese snowbell being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Styracaceae
- Genus
- Styrax
- Species
- Styrax formosanus
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