Home›Open Questions›When does a securely dated source first name Sumatran benzoin specifically, distinct from the resin storax?Open QuestionsWhen does a securely dated source first name Sumatran benzoin specifically, distinct from the resin storax?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "When does a securely dated source first name Sumatran benzoin specifically, distinct from the resin storax?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/when-does-a-securely-dated-source-first-name-sumatran-benzoin-specifically-distinct-from-storax.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). When does a securely dated source first name Sumatran benzoin specifically, distinct from the resin storax?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/when-does-a-securely-dated-source-first-name-sumatran-benzoin-specifically-distinct-from-storaxCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-when-does-a-securely-dated-source-first, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {When does a securely dated source first name Sumatran benzoin specifically, distinct from the resin storax?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/when-does-a-securely-dated-source-first-name-sumatran-benzoin-specifically-distinct-from-storax}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionBenzoin, Styrax benzoin from Sumatra, was historically confused in trade and in texts with storax, a different resin from the Mediterranean, so an early mention of a term such as luban jawi cannot be taken as securely naming this specific substance without study establishing when the two were first reliably distinguished.What would resolve this A study of medieval Arab and European trade records tracing when a term for Sumatran benzoin first securely denotes it as distinct from Mediterranean storax.OpenHistorical linguistics, trade historyMircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Encyclopedia of ReligionCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnBenzoin, Incense Well-attested SourcesEncyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year