Organisms

Liquidambar

A plant genus of the family HAMAMELIDACEAE. The sap is a source of storax, which should not be confused with the similar named STYRAX genus.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family HAMAMELIDACEAE. The sap is a source of storax, which should not be confused with the similar named STYRAX genus.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Sweet Gum Trees
  • Sweetgums
  • Gum Tree, Sweet
  • Gum Trees, Sweet
  • Sweet Gum Tree
  • Tree, Sweet Gum
  • Trees, Sweet Gum
  • Liquidambar styraciflua
  • Sweet Gum
  • Sweetgum
  • Gum, Sweet
  • Gums, Sweet
  • Sweet Gums

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20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.475w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Liquidambar. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031317. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031317
  2. Liquidambar. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidambar
  3. Liquidambar. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183543