Category:Altingiaceae
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| Altingiaceae | |
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| Liquidambar styraciflua | |
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| Family: | Altingiaceae |
| Genus: | Liquidambar (incl. Altingia and Semiliquidambar)
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| The range of Altingiaceae. | |
Altingiaceae, the sweet gum family, contains no plants known to have food value per se, but the hardened sap or resin of these trees can be chewed like chewing gum.
It now consists of the single genus Liquidambar with 15 known species.[1]
References
- ↑ Christenhusz, M. J. M. & Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. Magnolia Press. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
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