Styrax americana
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Styrax americana is a species of plant belonging to the genus Styrax, which comprises about 120 species of shrubs and trees in the family Styracaceae. This particular species is native to southeastern North America and typically grows to a height of 1.8 to 2.7 meters (6 to 9 feet). The plants in the Styrax genus generally have alternate, deciduous leaves and produce white flowers with five-lobed corollas, often borne in pendulous terminal clusters. While a resin known as storax was historically obtained from S. officinalis, S. americana is primarily known as a shrub or small tree within its native habitat.1
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