Altingiaceae
Liquidambar

Liquidambar excelsa (Noronha) Oken

First published in Allg. Naturgesch. 3(3): 1539 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bhutan to China (SE. Yunnan) and W. Malesia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Singh, V., Singh, P. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) (2021). Flora of India 9: 1-482. Botanical Survey of India.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ickert-Bond, S.M. & Wen, J. (2013). A taxonomic synopsis of Altingiaceae with nine new combinations. PhytoKeys 31: 21-61.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Singh, V., Singh, P. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) (2021). Flora of India 9: 1-482. Botanical Survey of India.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Griffith [s.n.] India Altingia excelsa K004465372 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [s.n.] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465419 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [2313a] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465422 Yes
Meijer, W. [3021] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465410 Yes
s.coll. [44] Bhutan Altingia excelsa K004465368 Yes
Keenan, J.; Tun Aung, U.; Rule, R.H. [1528] Burma Altingia excelsa K004465377 Yes
s.coll. [6] Burma Altingia excelsa K004465382 Yes
Keenan, J.; Tun Aung, U.; Rule, R.H. [1407] Burma Altingia excelsa K004465379 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] India Altingia excelsa K004465370 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [3195a] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465417 Yes
Koorders [15752β] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465418 Yes
Kochummen, K.M. [FRI16219] Malaysia Altingia excelsa K004465424 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Altingia excelsa K004465366 Yes
s.coll. [122] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465416 Yes
s.coll. [3195A] Altingia excelsa K004465411 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] India Altingia excelsa K004465371 Yes
Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.G. [3581] Bhutan Altingia excelsa K004465367 Yes
Shaik Mokim [s.n.] Burma Altingia excelsa K004465380 Yes
Riswan, S.; Afriastini, J.J. [J-032] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465425 Yes
Koorders [12489β] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465412 Yes
[Saw Maung Mya] [4994] Burma Altingia excelsa K004465381 Yes
Nurta; Hasan; Sukandi [173] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465426 Yes
Horsfield, T. [s.n.] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465428 Yes
Nurta; Hasan [59] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465409 Yes
Boschproefst [Ja2206] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465414 Yes
[Saw Maung Mya] [5382] Burma Altingia excelsa K004465383 Yes
Griffith; Lemann [s.n.] India Altingia excelsa K004465373 Yes
Anderson, D.J. [s.n.] China Altingia excelsa K004465369 Yes
Nurta; Hasan; Sukandi [181] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465423 Yes
Boschproefst [Ja2204] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465413 Yes
s.coll. [45] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465427 Yes
Keenan, J.; Tun Aung, U.; Rule, R.H. [1085] Burma Altingia excelsa K004465378 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [s.n.] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465421 Yes
Scheffer [s.n.] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465415 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Altingia excelsa K004465365 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [2349a] Indonesia Altingia excelsa K004465420 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] India Altingia excelsa K004465374 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • 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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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