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Liquidambar (sweetgum)

Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Liquidambar Linnaeus
1919Liquidambar Knowlton
1926Liquidambar Knowlton
1941Liquidambar MacGinitie
1959Liquidambar Brown p. 128
1961Liquidambar Chandler p. 67
1996Liquidambar Liu et al.
2023Liquidambar Huang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superrosids
orderSaxifragales
familyHamamelidaceaeBrown 1818
genusLiquidambar

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Liquidambar Linnaeus 1753 [sweetgum]
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Liquidambar californicum Lesquereux 1878
Liquidambar convexum Cockerell 1908
Liquidambar cucharas Knowlton 1918
Liquidambar dakotense Brown 1962
Liquidambar europaeum Braun 1836
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Invalid names: Acerites pristinus Newberry 1868 [synonym], Liquidambar integrifolium Lesquereux 1868 [synonym]
Liquidambar pachyphyllum Knowlton 1902
Liquidambar palaeocenica Chandler 1961
Liquidambar protensum Unger 1888
Diagnosis
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