Gleason, H.A. & Cronquist, A. (1963) Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada D. van Nostrand Co, Inc. Princetown New Jersey.
Description of the genus
Description as for the family.
Derivation of name: From Latin, liquidus, fluid and Arabic, ambar, amber, referring to the fragrant resin of the bark of Liquidambar orientalis.
Comment: The leaves are similar to those of maples (Acer spp.) but maples have opposite leaves.
Worldwide: One genus, which occurs in Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean, and from the eastern U.S.A. to Central America.