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Sweetgum (Liquidambar) is a genus of four species of flowering plants in the family Altingiaceae, though formerly often treated in the Hamamelidaceae. They are all large, deciduous trees, 25-40 m tall, with palmately lobed leaves arranged spirally on the stems. The flowers are small, produced in a dense globular inflorescence 1-2 cm diameter, pendulous on a 3-7 cm stem. The fruit is a woody multiple capsule 2-4 cm diameter (popularly called a "gumball"), containing numerous seeds.
- Species
- Liquidambar acalycina - Chang's Sweetgum (central & southern China)
- Liquidambar formosana - Chinese Sweetgum (central & southern China, southern Korea, Taiwan, Laos, northern Vietnam).
- Liquidambar orientalis - Oriental Sweetgum (southwest Turkey, Greece: Rhodes).
- Liquidambar styraciflua - American Sweetgum (eastern North America from New York to Texas and also eastern Mexico to Guatemala).
The genus was much more widespread in the Tertiary, but has disappeared from Europe due to extensive glaciation in the north and the Alps, which has served as a blockade against southward migration. It has also disappeared from western North America due to climate change, and also from the unglaciated (but nowadays too cold) Russian Far East. There are several fossil species of Liquidambar, showing its relict status today.
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Old Town downtown: three-story liquidambar balls bring in goldfinch flocks, a red-tailed hawk glides in blue. The Willamette bronzed, below.
stoneymoss (Deb Scott) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:41:03 -0000
Old Town downtown: three-story liquidambar balls bring in goldfinch flocks, a red-tailed hawk glides in blue. The Willamette bronzed, below.
New Guatemala Liquidambar available. Tasting notes yield a very nutty cup. Peanut brittle, toffee, and a beautiful key lime acidity. mmmm.
BackporchBend (Backporch ) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:01:42 -0000
New Guatemala Liquidambar available. Tasting notes yield a very nutty cup. Peanut brittle, toffee, and a beautiful key lime acidity. mmmm.
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