Liquidambar formosana
Chinese Sweet Gum, Formosan Sweet Gum
Other regional names: Formosan Gum
- Formosan Gum
Also known as: Liquidambar acerifolia Maxim. +6 more
- Liquidambar acerifolia Maxim.
- Liquidambar edentata Merr.
- Liquidambar formosana subsp. monticola Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Liquidambar formosana var. monticola Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Liquidambar maximowiczii Miq.
- Liquidambar rosthornii Diels
- Liquidambar tonkinensis A.Chev.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Altingiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Liquidambar formosana (commonly known as Chinese Sweet Gum or Formosan sweet-gum) is a tree belonging to the Altingiaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Korea, Laos, Taiwan, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Assam, East Himalaya, India