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*''Tilia tuan'' <small>Szyszlowicz</small> var. ''breviradiata'' <small>Rehder</small>
*''Tilia tuan'' <small>Szyszlowicz</small> var. ''breviradiata'' <small>Rehder</small>
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'''''Tilia chingiana''''' <small>[[Hsen Hsu Hu|Hu]] & [[Wan Chun Cheng|W.C.Cheng]]</small> is a medium-sized tree native to the provinces of [[Anhui]], [[Jiangsu]], [[Jiangxi]], and [[Zhejiang]] in [[China]]. It is a [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 15 m tall, its bark grey and smooth. The [[leaf|leaves]] are broadly ovate, offset at the base, from 5 cm to 10 cm long and slightly less broad, borne on petioles 2.5 to 4 cm long. In China, the tree flowers during June and July<ref name=Fu>Fu, L., Xin, Y. & Whittemore, A. (2002). Tiliaceae, in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) ''Flora of China'', Vol. 4. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, USA. ISBN 10-193-072340-7 [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250077056]</ref>.
'''''Tilia chingiana''''' <small>[[Hsen Hsu Hu|Hu]] & [[Wan Chun Cheng|W.C.Cheng]]</small> is a medium-sized tree native to the provinces of [[Anhui]], [[Jiangsu]], [[Jiangxi]], and [[Zhejiang]] in [[China]]. It is a [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 15 m tall, its bark grey and smooth. The [[cordate]] [[chartreuse (color)|chartreuse]] [[leaf|leaves]] are offset at the base, 5 - 10 cm long and slightly less broad, and borne on 2.5 - 4 cm petioles. In China, the tree flowers during June and July<ref name=Fu>Fu, L., Xin, Y. & Whittemore, A. (2002). Tiliaceae, in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) ''Flora of China'', Vol. 4. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, USA. ISBN 10-193-072340-7 [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250077056]</ref>.


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

Revision as of 16:07, 23 June 2008

Tilia chingiana
Tilia chingiana leaves, midsummer
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T. chingiana
Binomial name
Tilia chingiana
Synonyms
  • Tilia breviradiata Rehder
  • Tilia orocryptica Croizat
  • Tilia tuan Szyszlowicz var. breviradiata Rehder

Tilia chingiana Hu & W.C.Cheng is a medium-sized tree native to the provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang in China. It is a deciduous tree growing to 15 m tall, its bark grey and smooth. The cordate chartreuse leaves are offset at the base, 5 - 10 cm long and slightly less broad, and borne on 2.5 - 4 cm petioles. In China, the tree flowers during June and July[1].

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

References

  1. ^ Fu, L., Xin, Y. & Whittemore, A. (2002). Tiliaceae, in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) Flora of China, Vol. 4. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, USA. ISBN 10-193-072340-7 [1]