Liriodendron chinense

Liriodendron chinense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Liriodendron
Species:
L. chinense
Binomial name
Liriodendron chinense
Synonyms[2]
  • Liriodendron tulipifera var. chinense Hemsl.
  • Liriodendron tulipifera var. sinense Diels

Liriodendron chinense (commonly known as the Chinese tulip poplar,[3] Chinese tulip tree or Chinese whitewood[1]) is Asia's native species in the genus Liriodendron. This native of central and southern China grows in the provinces of Anhui, Guangxi, Jiangsu, Fujian, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Sichuan and Yunnan, and also locally in northern Vietnam. Protected populations occur in the Tianmushan National Reserve [1], Huangshan [2], Wuyi Shan [3], and Badagongshan Nature Reserve [4].

Liriodendron chinense twig with flowers
Petal from Liriodendron chinense flower at Finnerty Gardens, University of Victoria
Trunk of L. chinense with epicormic shoots at Langford, British Columbia, showing a purplish tint often seen in juvenile foliage of this species.
  1. ^ a b Phan, K.L. (2015). "Liriodendron chinense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T31284A2803363. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T31284A2803363.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Liriodendron chinense (Hemsl.) Sarg". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  3. ^ Carolinian Forest Garden, UBC Botanical Garden, retrieved 3 February 2016