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Liquidambar excelsa

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Species of plant

Liquidambar excelsa
Bole can be branchless to 35 m (115 ft)
Botanical illustration
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Altingiaceae
Genus: Liquidambar
Species: L. excelsa
Binomial name
Liquidambar excelsa
(Noronha) Oken
Synonyms
List
    • Altingia caerulea Poir.
    • Altingia excelsa Noronha
    • Liquidambar altingia Blume
    • Liquidambar altingiana Blume
    • Liquidambar cerasifolia (Wall. & Griff.) Voigt
    • Liquidambar rasamala Blume
    • Sedgwickia cerasifolia Wall. & Griff.

Liquidambar excelsa, the rasamala, is a species of flowering plant in the family Altingiaceae.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to Tibet and Yunnan in China, Bhutan, India (Assam), Bangladesh, and Southeast Asia, including western Malesia. A tree reaching 60 m (200 ft), it is typically found in wet tropical forests at elevations from 550 to 1,700 m (1,800 to 5,600 ft).

Diameter at breast height can reach 185 cm (73 in)

References

  1. ^ "View crop Data sheet EcoPort Altingia excelsa". EcoCrop. Food and Agriculture Organization. 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024. ...production of timber in plantations
  2. ^ Beech, E.; Crowley, D.; Wilson, B. (2019). "Rasamala Liquidambar excelsa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60761029A60761083. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60761029A60761083.en. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Liquidambar excelsa (Noronha) Oken". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Liquidambar excelsa
Altingia excelsa


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