Taxon: Styrax benzoin Dryand.

• the 2 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.
• Check AABGA/NAPCC contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• benzoin   (Source: CRC MedHerbs ed2 ) – English
  
• benzointree   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – English
  
• gum benjamin-tree   (Source: Pl Res SEAs 18:112) – English
  
• onycha   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – English
  
• styraxtree   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – English
  
• Sumatra benzointree   (Source: Pl Res SEAs 18:112) – English
  
• arbre à benjoin   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – French
  
• Benzoebaum   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – German
  
• Storaxbaum   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – German
  
• kemenyan   (Source: Pl Res SEAs 18:112) – Indonesian
  
• benjoeiro   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• árbol de benjuí   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Spanish
  
• bensoeträd   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Food additives: flavoring   (fide Pl Res SEAs 18:113. 2000)
  
• Human food: gum/mucilage   (fide Pl Res SEAs 18:113. 2000)
  
• Materials: essential oils   (source of Sumatra benzoin used in medicine and perfumery fide Ency CNatIn)
  
• Materials: gum/resin   (fide Pl Res SEAs 18:113. 2000)
  
• Medicines: folklore   (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2; Pl Res SEAs 18:113. 2000)
  
• Social: religious/secular   (fide Pl Res SEAs 18:113. 2000)
  

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Distributional range:

• ASIA-TROPICAL
  Indian Subcontinent: India
  Indo-China: Cambodia; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam
  Malesia: Indonesia - Java [w.], Sumatra; Malaysia [Malaya]

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960–. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
• Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963–1968. Flora of Java.
• Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds. 2000. Plants producing exudates. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 18:112.
• Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs.
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
• Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. [re. Brazilian common names].
• Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. [mentions].
• McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2.
• Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants.
• Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948–. Flora malesiana.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Styrax benzoin.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Styrax benzoin.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Styrax benzoin.

Check other web resources for Styrax benzoin Dryand.:

• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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