Liquidambar
Sign in to saveLiquidambar, commonly called sweetgum (star gum in the UK), gum, redgum, satin-walnut, styrax or American storax, is the only extant genus in the flowering plant family Altingiaceae and has 15 species. They were formerly often treated as a part of the Hamamelidaceae. They are native to southeast and east Asia, the eastern Mediterranean and North America. They are decorative deciduous trees that are used in the wood industry and for ornamental purposes.
Taxonomy · GBIF
American sweetgum
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSaxifragales
- FamilyAltingiaceae
Observations111,198
Groupplantae
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Species
- Extant species
- Fossils
- Description
- Distribution
- Fossil records
- Uses
- Gallery
- Notes
- References
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Liquidambar, commonly called sweetgum (star gum in the UK), gum, redgum, satin-walnut, styrax or American storax, is the only extant genus in the flowering plant family Altingiaceae and has 15 species. They were formerly often treated as a part of the Hamamelidaceae. They are native to southeast and east Asia, the eastern Mediterranean and North America. They are decorative deciduous trees that are used in the wood industry and for ornamental purposes.
==Etymology== Both the scientific and common names refer to the sweet resinous sap (liquid amber) exuded by the trunk when cut.