Storax tree, Mediterranean styrax
Styrax officinalis
The original Greek styrax: the Mediterranean shrub whose resin the ancients burned before the name migrated to Liquidambar balsam and then, via Linnaeus, to the benzoin trees. Its resin is no longer traded.
| Family | Styracaceae |
|---|---|
| Order | Ericales |
| Habit | Shrub or small tree of Mediterranean scrub |
| GBIF occurrence records | 7,444 |
Origins
Recorded in (top countries)
- Israel 2,950
- France 1,468
- Lebanon 710
- Greece 498
- Turkey 462
- Italy 225
- CY 154
- United States 77