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Styrax tonkinensis (Pierre) Craib ex Hart.

Styrax is a genus of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees in the family Styracaceae, mostly native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the majority in eastern and southeastern Asia, but also crossing the equator in South America[1]. Common names include styrax, or the more ambiguous storax, snowbell, and benzoin.
Benzoin resin, a dried exudation from pierced bark, is currently produced from various Styrax species native to Sumatra, Java, and Thailand. Commonly traded are the resins of Styrax. tonkinensis (Siam benzoin), S. benzoin (Sumatra benzoin), and S. benzoides.
The chemical benzoin (2-Hydroxy-2-phenylacetophenone), despite the apparent similarity of the name, is not contained in benzoin resin in measurable quantities. However, benzoin resin does contain small amounts of the hydrocarbon styrene, named however for Levant styrax (from Liquidambar orientalis).

Styrax tonkinensis (Pierre) Craib ex Hart.
Research products of Styrax tonkinensis (Pierre) Craib ex Hart.
Catalog Product Name CAS Number Manual
CFN99453Cinnamic acid140-10-3  PDF
CFN97121Benzoic acid65-85-0  PDF
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