Tilia chingiana

Tilia chingiana Hu & W.C.Cheng is a medium-sized tree native to the provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang in China.

Tilia chingiana
Tilia chingiana leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Tilia
Species:
T. chingiana
Binomial name
Tilia chingiana
Synonyms
  • Tilia breviradiata Rehder
  • Tilia orocryptica Croizat
  • Tilia tuan Szyszlowicz var. breviradiata Rehder

Description

Tilia chingiana is a deciduous tree growing to 15 m tall, its bark grey and smooth. The cordate leaves are offset at the base, 5–10 cm long, and borne on 2.5–4 cm petioles. In China, the tree flowers during June and July.[1]

  • Tilia chingiana leaf

Cultivation

The tree has been widely introduced to Europe and North America.

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References
  1. Tang, Y., Gilbert, M. G., & Dorr, L. J. Tiliaceae, in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) (2007). Flora of China, Vol. 12. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, USA. ISBN 1930723407


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