Styrax obassia is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae. It is native to Hokkaido Island in Japan, and to China.
The name of the plant is sometimes spelled Styrax obassis,[1] but the original spelling is obassia.[2] In the history of botany, different people have used all three grammatical genders for the genus Styrax, and reasonable arguments could be made for treating it as neuter, feminine, or masculine, although it has been recommended that masculine gender should be used.[3]
Styrax obassis is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens.
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Illustration from Philipp Franz von Siebold's Flora Japonica Styrax obassia is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae. It is native to Hokkaido Island in Japan, and to China.
