Oriental sweetgum, Turkish storax
Liquidambar orientalis
A relict tree of a few valleys near Marmaris and Köyceğiz, wounded and boiled for Levant storax. Endangered by land conversion; the balsam trade is small and regulated.
| Family | Altingiaceae |
|---|---|
| Order | Saxifragales |
| Habit | Tree of riverside forests in southwestern Turkey |
| GBIF occurrence records | 530 |
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Recorded in (top countries)
- Turkey 103
- Greece 90
- Germany 63
- United States 24
- unknown 16
- Belgium 7
- New Zealand 7
- France 6