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Taxon:
Styrax benzoin
Dryand.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Styrax
Family:
Styracaceae
Nomen number:
101794
Place of publication:
Philos. Trans. 77(2):308, t. 12. 1787
Verified:
01/03/1996
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
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. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:112-113.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
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.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Note:
mentions
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed.
1948-. Flora malesiana.
Common names
English
benzoin –
Reference(s)
benzointree –
Reference(s)
gum benjamin-tree –
Reference(s)
onycha –
Reference(s)
styraxtree –
Reference(s)
Sumatra benzointree –
Reference(s)
French
arbre à benjoin –
Reference(s)
German
Benzoebaum –
Reference(s)
Storaxbaum –
Reference(s)
Indonesian
kemenyan –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
benjoeiro –
Reference(s)
Spanish
árbol de benjuí –
Reference(s)
Swedish
bensoeträd –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Laos
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Jawa
w.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Sumatera
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
Malaya
Native
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia
,
Laos
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
[Jawa (w.), Sumatera],
Malaysia
(Malaya)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Food additives
flavoring
Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds.
2000. Plants producing exudates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:112-113.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Human food
gum/mucilage
Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds.
2000. Plants producing exudates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:112-113.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Materials
essential oils
source of Sumatra benzoin used in medicine and perfumery
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Note:
mentions
Materials
gum/resin
Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds.
2000. Plants producing exudates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:112-113.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Medicines
folklore
fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2; Pl Res SEAs 18:113. 2000
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Social
religious/secular
Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds.
2000. Plants producing exudates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:112-113.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Name
References