Sweet Gum – Chinese Sweet Gum

Liquidambar formosana
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Liquidambar formosana in autumn
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Altingiaceae
Genus: Liquidambar
Species:
L. formosana
Binomial name
Liquidambar formosana

Liquidambar formosana, commonly known as the Chinese sweet gum or Formosan gum, is a species of tree in the family Altingiaceae native to East Asia.

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