Tilia henryana
| Henry's Lime | |
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| Leaves of Henry's lime in midsummer | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Tilia |
| Species: | T. henryana |
| Binomial name | |
| Tilia henryana Szyszyl. |
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Tilia henryana Szyszyl., commonly known as Henry's Lime, was introduced to the West from China by Ernest Wilson in 1901. The tree is native to the provinces of Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, and Zhejiang in China [1].
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[edit] Description
Henry's Lime is a deciduous tree growing to 25 m in height, 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.
[edit] Cultivation
The tree grows very slowly in cultivation, and performs best in sheltered locations [2].
[edit] Varieties
Two varieties are recognized, var. henryana and var. subglabra, principally distinguished by branchlets that are yellow, stellate tomentose, and glabrous, resp.
[edit] Etymology
The tree is named for the Irish plantsman and sinologist Augustine Henry, who discovered it in 1888.
[edit] 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 10-193-072340-7 [1]
- ^ White, J. & More, D. (2003) Trees of Britain & Northern Europe. Cassell's, London. ISBN 0-304-36192-5
