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Liquidambar excelsa, the rasamala, is a large forest tree from the Altingiaceae family, reaching up to 60 m in its native wet tropical forests. It is grown mainly for timber and shade in its native range, and is rarely grown as a garden or houseplant.
Liquidambar excelsa, the rasamala, is a species of flowering plant in the family Altingiaceae.
It is native to Tibet and Yunnan in China, Bhutan, India (Assam), Bangladesh, and Southeast Asia, including western Malesia. 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).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Liquidambar excelsa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
