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Liquidambar formosana 楓香 (Leung_TszShan)
Updated on 15/04/2023

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Multiple fruit means that a type of fruit that develops from the ovaries of many flowers growing in a cluster or that are fuse together into a larger fruit.
Palmately-veined leaves means that are often lobed or divided with lobes radiating from the common point.
 
Fruit used as Chinese medicine (Fructus Liquidambaris 路路通)
Rare in cultivation
In native regions, the wood is used for making tea chests and the leaves to feed silk worms.
Leaves would turn red

Monoecious
Male flowers: catkin (elongated cluster of single-sex flowers bearing scaly bracts and usually lack of petals)
Female flowers form dense spherical heads (the flowers are borne directly on a broad, flat peduncle, giving the inflorescence the appearance of a single flower.)

Reference:
References catkin | Definition, Flowers, Tree, Inflorescence, & Examples | Britannica. (n.d.). Www.britannica.com. https://www.britannica.com/science/catkinflower | Definition, Anatomy, Physiology, & Facts. (n.d.). Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/flowerLiquidambar formosana Formosan Gum, Chinese Sweet Gum, Formosa Sweet Gum PFAF Plant Database. (n.d.). Pfaf.org. Retrieved April 15, 2023, from https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Liquidambar+formosanaLiquidambar formosana Hance|楓香|枫香 – Shiu Ying Hu Herbarium Collections. (n.d.). Syhuherbarium.sls.cuhk.edu.hk. Retrieved April 15, 2023, from https://syhuherbarium.sls.cuhk.edu.hk/collections/factsheet-pro/liquidambar-formosana/Multiple fruit. (2019, October 7). Biology Articles, Tutorials & Dictionary Online. https://www.biologyonline.com/dictionary/multiple-fruitUIPlants: Botanic Terminology. (n.d.). Woodyplantstutorial.nres.illinois.edu. Retrieved April 15, 2023, from http://woodyplantstutorial.nres.illinois.edu/venation/ven-palmate.html

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Lake Ad Excellentiam@CUHK

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It should be 'palmately lobed leaves' based on your description.
It could be also 'palmately-veined', which refers to the venation. The venation is not clearly shown in the photo.

Nice description for the fruit part.

Better not to include botanical descriptions which are not shown clearly in the photos.

by Cherry_Chow (Teacher) at 2023-04-27 10:39:02

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