Styrax leprosus
Gum Benjamin-Tree
Styrax benzoin
Dryand. Species
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- Botanical name
- Styrax benzoin
- Also known as
- Benzoin, Benzointree, Gum Benjamin-Tree, Onycha, Styraxtree
- Family
- Styracaceae
- Genus
- Styrax
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Gum Benjamin-Tree
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Styrax benzoin but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Benzoin officinale
Benzoina vera
Cyrta dealbata
Laurus benzoin
Lithocarpus benzoin
Plagiospermum benzoin
Styrax benjuifer
Styrax dealbatus
Others in Styrax
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