Altingiaceae
Liquidambar

Liquidambar formosana Hance

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 5: 215 (1866)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Korea, Taiwan, Central & S. China to N. Vietnam. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Korea, Laos, Taiwan, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Assam, East Himalaya, India

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ickert-Bond, S.M. & Wen, J. (2013). A taxonomic synopsis of Altingiaceae with nine new combinations. PhytoKeys 31: 21-61.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2003). Flora of China 9: 1-494. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ickert-Bond, S.M. & Wen, J. (2013). A taxonomic synopsis of Altingiaceae with nine new combinations. PhytoKeys 31: 21-61.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2003). Flora of China 9: 1-494. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hosie, A. [s.n.] China K004465467 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [218] China K004465454 Yes
Oldham, R. [47] Taiwan K004007088 Yes
Steward, A.N.; Chiao, C.Y.; Cheo, H.C. [716] China K004465466 Yes
{Mr. Watters} [30] Taiwan K004465475 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [513] China K004465453 Yes
Henry, A. [5218] China K004465458 Yes
Taam, Y.W. [779] China K004465463 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [16031] Taiwan K004465473 Yes
Hance, H.F. [11209] Hong Kong K000815931 Isotype Yes
Wilson, E.H. [5] China K004465456 Yes
Wang Yang-Ming [401] China K004465469 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [513] China K004465452 Yes
Cheo, H.C. [274] China K004465460 Yes
Steward, A.N.; Chiao, C.Y.; Cheo, H.C. [72] China K004465465 Yes
Tsui, T.M. [287] Hong Kong K004465462 Yes
[Cailal Celabelei] [s.n.] China K004465468 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Taiwan K004465476 Yes
Xianghou, S. [474] China K004465464 Yes
Kawakami, T.; Shimada, Y. [21] Japan K004465472 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [513] China K004465471 Yes
[Dr. Shear] [s.n.] China K004465461 Yes
Henry, A. [2611] China K004465459 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [218] China K004465455 Yes
Carles, W.R. [s.n.] China K004465470 Yes
Kirkham; Flanagan [ETOT43] Taiwan K004465474 Yes
Henry, A. [7630] China K004465457 Yes
Maximowicz [s.n.] Japan Liquidambar acerifolia K004465477 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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