Tilia henryana

taxobox
name = "Tilia henryana"


image_caption = Henry's Lime leaves, midsummer
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Malvales
familia = Malvaceae
genus = "Tilia"
species = "T. henryana"
binomial = "Tilia henryana"
binomial_authority = Szyszyl.|

"Tilia henryana" Szyszyl., commonly known as Henry's Lime, is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to the provinces of Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, and Zhejiang in China 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 10-193-072340-7 [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250077056] ] .Introduced to the West by Ernest Wilson in 1901, the tree grows to 25 m tall, its bark pale grey and fissured. The sea green leaves are cordate, < 10 cm long, with distinctive ciliate margins, and are borne on 3 - 5 cm petioles. The tiny pale, almost white, fragrant flowers appear in clusters of up to 20 in autumn. The tree grows very slowly in cultivation, and performs best in sheltered locations White, J. & More, D. (2003) "Trees of Britain & Northern Europe". Cassell's, London. ISBN 0-304-36192-5] .

Varieties

Two varieties are recognized, var. "henryana" and var. "subglabra", principally distinguished by branchlets that are yellow, stellate tomentose, and glabrous, resp.

Etymology

The tree is named for the Irish plantsman and sinologist Augustine Henry, who discovered it in 1888.

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