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Fossil leaf of Liquidambar from Pliocene of Italy This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous to the Quaternary (age range: 99.7 to 0.781 million years ago). [ 5 ] The genus was much more widespread in the Tertiary , but has disappeared from Europe due to extensive glaciation in the north and the east–west oriented Alps and ...
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.
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.
Liquidambar acalycina is a deciduous tree that has a brown to black colored bark with a conical/pyramidal shape. It matures quickly to a medium height at about 10m in height, and 6m in width. [7] The leaves have three lobes, making the tree similar to a maple tree. However, they are more star shaped than maple leaves. [8]
A tree reaching 60 m (200 ft), it is typically found in wet tropical forests at elevations from 550 to 1,700 m (1,800 to 5,600 ft). [ 1 ] Diameter at breast height can reach 185 cm (73 in) [ 1 ]
Liquidambar formosana is a large, native, deciduous tree that grows up to 30-40m tall. The leaves are 10~15 cm wide., [4] and are three-lobed unlike five- to seven-lobed leaves of most American Liquidambar species. [5] The foliage of the L. formosana turns a very attractive red color in autumn. [6]
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.
Liquidambar caudata is similar to Altingia gracilipes, but its leaves are not strongly 3-nerved at the base. [2] It can grow up to 10 meters tall. Distribution and habitat