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The flowers are small, produced in a dense globular inflorescence 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) diameter, pendulous on a 3–7 centimetres (1.2–2.8 in) stem. The fruit is a woody multiple capsule 2–4 centimetres (0.79–1.57 in) in diameter (popularly called a "gumball"), containing numerous seeds and covered in numerous prickly, woody ...
Liquidambar orientalis, commonly known as oriental sweetgum or Turkish sweetgum, [3] is a deciduous tree in the genus Liquidambar, native to the eastern Mediterranean region, that occurs as pure stands mainly in the floodplains of southwestern Turkey and on the Greek island of Rhodes.
American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), also known as American storax, [3] hazel pine, [4] bilsted, [5] redgum, [3] satin-walnut, [3] star-leaved gum, [5] alligatorwood, [3] gumball tree, [6] or simply sweetgum, [3] [7] is a deciduous tree in the genus Liquidambar native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America and tropical montane regions of Mexico and Central America.
The species was originally named Altingia cambodiana in 1924 by the French botanist Paul Henri Lecomte (1856-1934). In 2013, US botanists Stefanie M. Ickert-Bond and Jun Wen (born 1963) demonstrated that it was in the Altingiaceae family and Liquidambar genus.
Altingiaceae now consists of the single genus Liquidambar with 15 known species. [6] Previously, the genera Altingia and Semiliquidambar were also recognised, but these represent a rapid radiation and have been difficult to separate reliably. Semiliquidambar has recently been shown to be composed of hybrids of species of Altingia and Liquidambar.
The winners of the 2024 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards have been announced. Launched in 2001, this competition is one of the most prestigious in modern nature photography. This ...
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Liquidambar excelsa, the rasamala, is a species of flowering plant in the family Altingiaceae. [1] [2] Distribution and habitat. It is native to Tibet and Yunnan in ...