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| {{SPlantbox | | {{SPlantbox |
| |familia=Tiliaceae | | |familia=Tiliaceae |
− | |genus=Tilia | + | |genus=Tilia |
| |species=henryana | | |species=henryana |
| + | |common_name=Henry's Lime |
| + | |name_ref=Wikipedia |
| |habit=tree | | |habit=tree |
| |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
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| |Max wd metric=ft | | |Max wd metric=ft |
| |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
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| |exposure=sun | | |exposure=sun |
| |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
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| |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| |max_zone=10 | | |max_zone=10 |
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| |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
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− | Describe the plant here...
| + | '''''Tilia henryana''''' <small>[[Ignaz von Szyszylowicz|Szyszyl.]]</small>, 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]] <ref name=Tang>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]</ref>. |
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| + | Introduced to the West by [[Ernest Henry Wilson|Ernest Wilson]] in 1901, the tree grows to 25 m tall, its bark pale grey and fissured. The sea green [[leaf|leaves]] are [[cordate]], < 10 cm long, with distinctive ciliate margins, and are borne on 3 - 5 cm [[petiole (botany)|petiole]]s. 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 <ref name=White>White, J. & More, D. (2003) ''Trees of Britain & Northern Europe''. Cassell's, London. [[ISBN 0-304-36192-5]]</ref>. |
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| ==Varieties== | | ==Varieties== |
− | | + | Two varieties are recognized, var. ''henryana'' and var. ''subglabra'', principally distinguished by branchlets that are yellow, stellate tomentose, and glabrous, resp. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| + | File:Tilia henryana.jpg |
| + | File:Tilia henryana01.jpg |
| Image:Upload.png| photo 1 | | Image:Upload.png| photo 1 |
| Image:Upload.png| photo 2 | | Image:Upload.png| photo 2 |