Family Code: ALTING Genus Code: LIQUI Genus CN: sweetgum Genus Authority: L. Genus Summary: A genus of about 15 species, trees, north temperate, of e. North America, Central America (Mexico to Nicaragua), e. Asia (s. China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia), and e. Mediterranean (Turkey, Rhodos, Cyprus). The circumscription of Liquidambar here follows Ickert-Bond & Wen (2013) in including Altingia and Semiliquidambar. Genus References: Endress in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Li & Donoghue (1999). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1