''Styloceras'' is a

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shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

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Buxaceae The Buxaceae are a small family of six genera and about 123 known species of flowering plants. They are shrubs and small trees, with a cosmopolitan distribution. A seventh genus, sometimes accepted in the past (''Notobuxus''), has been shown by ...

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Taxonomy

The following species are currently recognized: *'' Styloceras brokawii'' A.H.Gentry & R.B.Foster *''

Styloceras columnare ''Styloceras'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Buxaceae. It is native to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion ...

'' Müll.Arg. *'' Styloceras connatum'' Torrez & P.Jørg. *'' Styloceras kunthianum'' A.Juss. *'' Styloceras laurifolium'' (Willd.) Kunth *'' Styloceras penninervium'' A.H.Gentry & G.A.Aymard

References

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