Styrax benzoin var. benzoin
Benzoin, Benzointree
Other regional names: Gum Benjamin Tree +2 more
- Gum Benjamin Tree
- Styrax
- Sumatra Benzointree
Also known as: Benzoin officinale Hayne +8 more
- Benzoin officinale Hayne
- Benzoin officinalis Hayne
- Benzoina vera Raf.
- Cyrta dealbata Miers
- Lithocarpus benzoin (Dryand.) Royle
- Plagiospermum benzoin (Dryand.) Pierre
- Styrax benjuifer Stokes
- Styrax benzoin var. hiliferum Steenis
- Styrax dealbata (Miers) Gürke
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Styracaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Indigenous to Tropical Asia, Styrax benzoin var. benzoin (commonly known as Benzoin or Benzointree) is a tree belonging to the Styracaceae family. Within its native range, this variety is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Styrax benzoin, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Borneo, Guinea, Mauritius, Trinidad-Tobago
Base Species & Variations