Sumatra benzoin tree, kemenyan
Styrax benzoin
The species Linnaeus named for the resin. An evergreen of the Sumatran and Malayan highlands, planted in kemenyan gardens around Lake Toba and tapped for decades. Its cinnamate-rich resin is the world's bulk benzoin.
| Family | Styracaceae |
|---|---|
| Order | Ericales |
| Habit | Evergreen tree to 30 m, humid highlands |
| GBIF occurrence records | 763 |
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Recorded in (top countries)
- Indonesia 247
- Malaysia 91
- unknown 61
- Vietnam 51
- Thailand 32
- DR Congo 21
- Laos 16
- SG 10