Bruinsmia styracoides is a large tree of tropical Asia in the family Styracaceae. The specific epithet styracoides refers to the tree's resemblance to Styrax officinalis.[2]
Bruinsmia styracoides grows up to 45 metres (150 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 2 m (7 ft) and a large, spreading crown. The grey to grey-brown bark is smooth, fissuring with age. The calyx is cup-shaped with yellow corolla lobes. The dark green fruits are pear-shaped to roundish and measure up to 1 cm (0.4 in) long.[2]
Bruinsmia styracoides grows naturally in Thailand, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Mindanao, Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands and New Guinea.[2][3] Its habitat is forests from 450 m (1,500 ft) to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) altitude.[2]
Bruinsmia styracoides is a large tree of tropical Asia in the family Styracaceae. The specific epithet styracoides refers to the tree's resemblance to Styrax officinalis.
