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Styrax paralleloneurus
Also called Sumatra Benzointree, Benzoin, Gum Benjamin Tree
Styrax paralleloneurus (syn. Styrax sumatranus) is a species of Styrax native to Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. It is the main source of benzoin in Sumatra. Its balsamic resin is superior to that of Styrax benzoin, another source of benzoin Sumatra, as the latter dries slowly and remains sticky, hence more inpurities. It can have the largest galls of any known plant; up to 20 cm long, and about half as wide.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
