Styrax essential oil
Botanical name |
Liquidambar Styraciflua L.
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Synonyms |
American sweetgum
LiquidambarAmerican Styrax |
Origin | Europe (France) |
Illustration |
HL Duhamel du Monceau, Treatise on trees and shrubs
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Botanical description |
The name Liquidambar of this medium-sized tree comes from the Latin "liquidus" , liquid, and the Arabic "ambar", meaning amber, because of the amber-colored aromatic oleoresin that oozes from its bark.
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Olfactory description |
Its brown to reddish-brown essential oil gives off a woody and resinous odor.
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Discover it in the Enlightenment range
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