Styrax crotonoides C.B.Clarke

Tree 13-27 m by 25-50 cm. Leaves oblong to broad-elliptic, rarely subovate, base rounded, margin entire, apex acute-acuminate; nerves (7-)9-11 pairs, connected by transverse veins. Infl. mostly unbranched spike-shaped, rachis stout, straight, bearing flowers from the base; flowers solitary or in pairs. Pedicels ½-3½ mm, rusty tomentose. Calyx 4-5 mm across. Corolla lobes 10 by 2½ mm, tube 1-2 mm high. Staminal tube 2 mm; filaments 1 mm; connective lepidote; anthers 5-6 mm. Style 6-7 mm. Mature fruit rusty tomentose.

Mixed primary forests on low hills. Umbellate rusty coloured sack-galls are described. As far is known it yields no benzoin.