Liquidambar orientalis, commonly known as oriental sweetgum or Turkish sweetgum, is a deciduous tree in the genus Liquidambar, native to the eastern Mediterranean region, that occurs as pure stands mainly in the floodplains of southwestern Turkey and on the Greek island of Rhodes.
Liquidambar orientalis
Foliage of Liquidambar orientalis
Trunks at Kavakarası liquidambar forest
Local woman at Kavakarası collecting the sap of the liquidambar orientalis
Liquidambar, commonly called sweetgum, gum, redgum, satin-walnut, or American storax, is the only genus in the flowering plant family Altingiaceae and has 15 species. They were formerly often treated in Hamamelidaceae. They are native to southeast and east Asia, the eastern Mediterranean and eastern North America. They are decorative deciduous trees that are used in the wood industry and for ornamental purposes.
Liquidambar
Image: Liquidambaseedpod
Image: Liquidambaseedpod
Image: Liquidambaseedpod