Taxon:  Styrax tonkinensis (Pierre) Craib ex Hartwich



Summary
Genus:
Styrax
Family:
Styracaceae
Nomen number:
101825
Place of publication:
Apotheker Zeitung 28:698.  1913
Verified:
02/09/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Styrax hypoglaucus Perkins

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  2. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java. Note: mentions as introduced; lists as Styrax tonkinensis Pierre
  3. Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds. 2000. Plants producing exudates. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:112-113.
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  7. Huang, Y. et al. 2003. A revision of the imbricate group of Styrax series Certa (Styracaceae) in Asia. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90:541.
  8. Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
  9. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  10. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  11. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: mentions
  12. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishLao benzointree  1Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds. 2000. Plants producing exudates. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:112-113.
EnglishSiam benzoin  1Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
EnglishSiam benzointree  1Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds. 2000. Plants producing exudates. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:112-113.
Transcribed Chineseyue nan an xi xiang  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Shengw. & c.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Shengs.e.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Shengs.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Shengs.w.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengs.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Shengs.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng (w. & c.), Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng (s.e.), Hunan Sheng (s.), Jiangxi Sheng (s.w.), Yunnan Sheng (s.), Zhejiang Sheng (s.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam

Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  2. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoring Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Food additivesflavoring Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds. 2000. Plants producing exudates. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:112-113.
Human foodgum/mucilage Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds. 2000. Plants producing exudates. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:112-113.
Materialsessential oilssource of Laos benzoin used in perfumeryLeung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Materialsessential oilssource of Laos benzoin used in perfumeryAubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
Materialsgum/resin Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds. 2000. Plants producing exudates. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:112-113.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Socialreligious/secular Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds. 2000. Plants producing exudates. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:112-113.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101825. Accessed 19 October 2026.