FOIBIS

Species Details -
Liquidambar styraciflua L.  

Accepted name: Liquidambar styraciflua L.  
Synonym(s): -Liquidambar   styraciflua     var. mexicana   Oerst.
-Liquidambar   macrophylla   Oerst.    
-Liquidambar   gummifera   Salisb.    
-Liquidambar   barbata   Stokes    
English names: Red Gum
Sweet Gum
French names: Copalme d'Amérique
OPL Code: WLIQST
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 1.1
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Compound decoction of root used as a dressing for cuts and wounds(3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
0
General Status
ORNAMENTAL
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
GRANK
Med Flag
MED
Bayer Codes
LIQST
 


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