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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]].
'''''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]].
==Description==
==Description==
It is a [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 15&nbsp;m tall, its bark grey and smooth. The [[cordate]] [[leaf|leaves]] are offset at the base, 5&ndash10&nbsp;cm long, and borne on 2.5&ndash4&nbsp;cm petioles. In China, the tree flowers during June and July.<ref name=Tang>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 101930723407 {{Please check ISBN|reason=Invalid length.}} [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250077056]</ref>
It is a [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 15&nbsp;m tall, its bark grey and smooth. The [[cordate]] [[leaf|leaves]] are offset at the base, 5&ndash;10&nbsp;cm long, and borne on 2.5&ndash;4&nbsp;cm petioles. In China, the tree flowers during June and July.<ref name=Tang>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 101930723407 {{Please check ISBN|reason=Invalid length.}} [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250077056]</ref>
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
The tree has been widely introduced to [[Europe]] and [[North America]].
The tree has been widely introduced to [[Europe]] and [[North America]].

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Tilia chingiana
Tilia chingiana leaves, midsummer
Scientific classification
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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.

Description

It 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]

Cultivation

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

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 101930723407 [1]