Characteristics
Dicots
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
SWEETGUM
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Its nearest extant relative, L. orientalis, is native to southwestern Turkey and Rhodes Island (Greece).
Native
FAC (NWPL)
T (WAP)
FACW (DEP)
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Classification
Citation
LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 999. 1753.
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VIRGINIA: Without data, Kalm s.n. (lectotype: LINN 1134.1). Lectotypified by Wijnands, Bot. Commelins 109. 1983.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
FLAS
Baker
USF
Bay
FSU
Bradford
USF
Brevard
USF
Calhoun
USF
Charlotte
USF
Citrus
USF
Clay
USF
Columbia
FLAS
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Liquidambar barbata
Liquidambar barbata Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 4: 332. 1812, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Liquidambar styraciflua Linnaeus 1753.
Liquidambar gummifera
Liquidambar gummifera Salisbury, Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 393. 1796, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Liquidambar styraciflua Linnaeus 1753.
Liquidambar styraciflua forma pendula
Liquidambar styraciflua Linnaeus, forma pendula Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 93. 1939.
TYPE: ARKANSAS: Polk Co.: Near Hatton, 9 Oct 1938, Crawford s.n. (holotype: A).
Liquidambar styraciflua forma rotundiloba
Liquidambar styraciflua Linnaeus, forma rotundiloba Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 12: 70. 1931.
TYPE: NORTH CAROLINA: Moore Co.: Near Pinehurst, 15 Sep 1930, Wicker s.n. (holotype: A?).
Liquidambar styraciflua forma suberosa
Liquidambar styraciflua Linnaeus, forma suberosa Schwerin, Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 45: 390, pl. 52. 1933.
Liquidambar tuberculata
Liquidambar tuberculata Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 22(1): 27. 2015.
TYPE: FLORIDA: Volusia Co.: Near Nova Road and Herbert Avenue, Port Orange, s.d., Silba 995 (holotype: NY).
Specimens and Distribution
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