Bruinsmia styracoides is a large tree of tropical Asia in the family Styracaceae. The specific epithet Latin: styracoides refers to the tree's resemblance to Styrax officinalis.
Bruinsmia styracoides grows up to 45m (148feet) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 20NaN0 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 11NaN1 long.
Bruinsmia styracoides is native to Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands, the Philippines and New Guinea. Its habitat is forests from 450m (1,480feet) to 2000m (7,000feet) altitude.