Altingia excelsa Noronha

First published in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(2): 1 (1790)
This name is a synonym of Liquidambar excelsa

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Ickert-Bond, S.M. & Wen, J. (2013). A taxonomic synopsis of Altingiaceae with nine new combinations. PhytoKeys 31: 21-61. [Cited as Liquidambar excelsa.]
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India. [Cited as Liquidambar excelsa.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246. [Cited as Altingia excelsa.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Altingia excelsa.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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/
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