Yes Sir, close resemblance with Maple (Aceraceae) and Chinar (Platanaceae). Though from a family (Altingiaceae) different from both. Is it planted in India? DSRawat Pantnagar
On Saturday, October 11, 2014 10:06:41 PM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > Liquidambar styraciflua L., Sp. pl. 2:999. 1753 > > Aligator wood, American Storax, sweetgum > > This tree I first found in USA in 2008, common avenue tree in California. > Not able to identify it myself due to paucity of literature I sent it to > TAXACOM forum with note "A tree with leaves like maple and inflorescence > like Platanus" it was soon identified as Liquidambar *styraciflua. I am > sharing it.* > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
