Tilia chingiana

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Tilia chingiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Tiliaceae
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 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 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[1]. .

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

[edit] 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]