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Liquidambar orientalis Mill.

Oriental sweetgum (en), Liquidambar (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Altingiaceae > Liquidambar

Characteristics

A bushy tree that loses its leaves. It grows 10-30 m high and spreads 6-20 m wide. It is often smaller in cultivation. The leaves have 5 lobes and are 7-10 cm across. There are coarse teeth along the edge. The leaves turn yellow and orange in autumn. The flowers are small. The fruit are small and spiny balls.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 3.25 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Flood plains, marshy places and valley sides near streams to elevations of 1800 metres in Turkey.
More
It is a temperate or Mediterranean plant. Arboretum Tasmania.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

The gummy resin is used to flavour chewing gum and baked goods.
Uses food gum material medicinal social use
Edible gums
Therapeutic use Antifungal agents (plant exudate), Anti-infective agents (plant exudate), Anti-infective agents, local (plant exudate), Anti-inflammatory agents (plant exudate), Antiparasitic agents (plant exudate), Bronchitis (plant exudate), Expectorants (plant exudate), Scabies (plant exudate), Skin diseases (plant exudate), Antiseptic (unspecified), Convulsion (unspecified), Epilepsy (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Frostbite (unspecified), Fumigant (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Parasiticide (unspecified), Scabies (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Vitality (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Longevity (unspecified), Antidote (unspecified), Incense (unspecified), Amenorrhea (unspecified), Analgesics (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Antipruritics (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Aphrodisiacs (unspecified), Asthenia (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Emollients (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Menstruation-inducing agents (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Urination disorders (unspecified), Wound healing (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Liquidambar orientalis leaf picture by esra (cc-by-sa)
Liquidambar orientalis leaf picture by eng kis (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Liquidambar orientalis fruit picture by Sinan Avcı (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Liquidambar orientalis world distribution map, present in Taiwan, Province of China and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Liquidambar orientalis threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:430714-1
WFO ID wfo-0000364076
COL ID 3VCC8
BDTFX ID 120945
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Liquidambar imberbis Liquidambar orientalis
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