Tilia chingiana

Tilia chingiana
	Tilia chingiana leaves, midsummer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Tilia
Species:	T. chingiana
Binomial name
	Tilia chingiana; Hu & W.C.Cheng
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&ndash10 cm long, and borne on 2.5&ndash4 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

^ 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]

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[Tang-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]

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