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Styrax paralleloneurus
Scientific 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. It is the main source of benzoin Sumatra or Sumatran benzoin,. 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.

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.

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