Liquidambar orientalis Turkish sweetgum
Family
Altingiaceae
Genus
Liquidambar [li-kwid am-BAR]
from L. liquidus, liquid and ambar, Arabic amber from the fragrant resin
Species
orientalis
of the east
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.