Sweetgum
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85131178
- info:lc/authorities/sh85131178
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85131178#concept
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Variants
- American red gum
- American sweet gum
- American sweetgum
- Bilsted
- Liquidambar styraciflua
- Red-gum (Tree)
- Sap gum
- Satin walnut
- Starleaf gum
- Sweet-gum
- Walnut, Satin
Broader Terms
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Red-gum (Tree)
- Sweet-gum
Sources
- found: Americana encyc.(sweet gum: important timber tree native to eastern U.S.; Liquidambar styraciflua, also known as red gum, sap gum, starleaf gum, and bilsted)
- found: Britannica Micro.:v. 11, p. 441 (American sweet gum or bilsted, Liquidambar styraciflua, called also red gum or satin walnut)
- found: TreeGuide species search, July 30, 2002(common name: sweetgum; other common: American sweetgum, American red gum, sweet gum; botanical name: Liquidambar styraciflua; Family: Hamamelidaceae)
LC Classification
- QK495.H3
- SD397.S78
Change Notes
- 2002-07-30: new
- 2002-09-16: revised
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