Styrax paralleloneurus

Styrax paralleloneurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Styracaceae
Genus: Styrax
Species:
S. paralleloneurus
Binomial name
Styrax paralleloneurus
Perkins
Synonyms
  • Styrax paralleloneurus f. inutilis Steenis
  • Styrax siamensis Rordorf
  • Styrax sumatranus J.J.Sm.

Styrax paralleloneurus (syn. Styrax sumatranus) is a species of Styrax native to Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.[1] It is the main source of benzoin Sumatra or Sumatran benzoin,.[2] Its balsamic resin is superior than that of Styrax benzoin, another source of benzoin Sumatra, as the latter dries slowly and remains sticky, hence more inpurities.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Styrax paralleloneurus Perkins". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  2. ^ García-Fernández, Carmen (2004). Benzoin, a resin produced by Styrax trees in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia (Report). Center for International Forestry Research. p. 152.
  3. ^ Katz, Esther; García-Fernández, Carmen; Goloubinoff, Marina (2002). "Sumatra benzoin (Styrax spp.)". In Shanley, Patricia; Pierce, Alan R.; Laird, Sarah A.; Guillén, Abraham (eds.). Tapping the Green Market: Certification and Management of Non-Timber Forest Products. People and Plants Conservation Series. London; Sterling, VA: Earthscan. p. 251. ISBN 978-1-85383-871-2.
  4. ^ Purwanto, Y.; Walujo, E. B.; Munawaroh, Esti (2005-01-01). "The ethnobotany of benzoin (Styrax spp.)". Journal of Tropical Ethnobiology. 2 (1): 18–34. ISSN 2722-0257.