Liquidambar excelsa

Liquidambar excelsa, the rasamala, is a species of flowering plant in the family Altingiaceae.^[1][2]

Liquidambar excelsa
Bole can be branchless to 35 m (115 ft)[1]
Botanical illustration
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Altingiaceae
Genus:	Liquidambar
Species:	L. excelsa
Binomial name
Liquidambar excelsa (Noronha) Oken
Synonyms[3]
List Altingia caerulea Poir. Altingia excelsa Noronha Liquidambar altingia Blume Liquidambar altingiana Blume Liquidambar cerasifolia (Wall. & Griff.) Voigt Liquidambar rasamala Blume Sedgwickia cerasifolia Wall. & Griff.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to Tibet and Yunnan in China, Bhutan, India (Assam), Bangladesh, and Southeast Asia, including western Malesia.^[3] A tree reaching 60 m (200 ft), it is typically found in wet tropical forests at elevations from 550 to 1,700 m (1,800 to 5,600 ft).^[1]

Diameter at breast height can reach 185 cm (73 in)^[1]