Family CN: Sweet-gum Family Family Code: ALTING Family Authority: Lindley 1846 Summary: A monogeneric family of 1 genus and about 15 species, trees, of e. Asia, Indomalaysia, e. North America, Central America, and e. Mediterranean. Reference: Ickert-Bond & Wen (2013); Endress in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Hoot, Magall�n, and Crane (1999). Last Updated: 2016-02-18 Publish: 1