Biology:Styrax suberifolius
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Short description: Species of plant
| Styrax suberifolius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Styracaceae |
| Genus: | Styrax |
| Species: | S. suberifolius
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| Binomial name | |
| Styrax suberifolius Hook. & Arn.
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Styrax suberifolius is a tree in the family Styracaceae.[1][2] It is native to southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Myanmar.[2]
Styrax suberifolius is a tree about 4–20 m (13–66 ft) tall.[2] It can have very large galls it forms under the influence of the samurai aphid (reported as Ceratoglyphina bambusae,[3] but probably Ceratoglyphina styracicola[4]). These can be very large,[4] up to 10 cm long,[3] housing up to 100,000–200,000 aphids. These aphids are social, with a distinct warrior caste.[4][3]
References
- ↑ "Styrax suberifolius Hook. & Arn.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327029-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Styrax suberifolius Hook. & Arn.". Flora of China. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200017759.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Moffett, Mark W. (September 1989). "Samurai Aphids - Survival Under Siege". National Geographic 176 (3): 412–413.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Aoki, Shigeyuki; Kurosu, Utako (2010). "A review of the biology of Cerataphidini (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Hormaphidinae), focusing mainly on their life cycles, gall formation, and soldiers". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology 2010: 1–34. doi:10.1155/2010/380351.
Wikidata ☰ Q11110575 entry
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