Liquidambar formosana

Liquidambar formosana Hance is a dye plant used in the Dong communities of Central China to dye cloth.

Colors
It yields a black colour.

Parts used
Colorants are extracted from the leaves of the plant.

Growing
This tree is easy to distinguish from the other Liquidambar species, as the leaves have only three lobes, and the others have five.

Synonyms
Local names are:  枫香树 [Fēng xiāng shù] in Mandarin and Mei yao in Dong communities.