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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.
Species
American sweetgum
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSaxifragales
- FamilyAltingiaceae
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Research
349 papers- Liquidambar styraciflua.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2003
- Vaccaria.2006
- Liquidambar orientalis Mill. gum extract induces autophagy via PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway in prostate cancer cells.International journal of environmental health research · 2022
- Liquidambar styraciflua L.: A new potential source for therapeutic uses.Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis · 2019
- Styrax (Liquidambar orientalis Mill.) promotes mitochondrial function and reduces cardiac damage following myocardial ischemic injury: the role of the AMPK-PGC1α signaling pathway.The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology · 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Liquidambar orientalis - Turkish sweetgum 01.jpg
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- Commons category
- Liquidambar
- taxon name
- Liquidambar
- start time
- 99700000-0
- taxon common name
- 枫香树属
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Species
- Extant species
- Fossils
- Description
- Distribution
- Fossil records
- Uses
- Gallery
- Notes
- References
- External links
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.