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Styrax japonicus
Japanese snowbell
As recorded: Styrax japonicus Siebold & Zucc.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Styracaceae
- Collected by
- Kato, M.; Okada, H.; Takahashi, A.; Ito, M.; Ito, H.H. Ito →M. Ito →M. Kato →H. Okada →A. Takahashi →
- Collector number
- 120
- Date
- March 9, 1982
- Locality
- Upper part of Nakara river, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun
- Island
- Iriomote Island
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation
- 90 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 9, 1982, Kato, M.; Okada, H.; Takahashi, A.; Ito, M.; Ito, H. also collected 2 other specimens.
Styrax japonicus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 510 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-08.
2026-10-08
Dongmak-ro, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR
(c) 박성민, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Niigata, Niigata, JP
(c) seimmy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
대한민국 세종특별자치시 한누리대로
(c) 정소민, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
鳥海国定公園, にかほ市, 秋田県, JP
(c) annieinakita, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
日本、〒206-0021 東京都多摩市連光寺
(c) m_sato, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
日本、〒206-0021 東京都多摩市連光寺
(c) m_sato, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Styrax japonicus. BISH 603243. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956516620. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/603243.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956516620 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026