'''''Tilia''''' is a [[genus]] of about 30 species of [[tree]]s, native throughout most of the temperate [[Northern Hemisphere]], in [[Asia]] (where the greatest species diversity is found), [[Europe]] and eastern [[North America]]; it is not native to western North America. Under the [[Cronquist system|Cronquist classification system]], this genus was placed in the family [[Tiliaceae]], but genetic research by the [[Angiosperm Phylogeny Group|APG]] has resulted in the incorporation of this family into the [[Malvaceae]]. They are generally called '''lime''' in Britain and '''linden''' or '''basswood''' in North America. | '''''Tilia''''' is a [[genus]] of about 30 species of [[tree]]s, native throughout most of the temperate [[Northern Hemisphere]], in [[Asia]] (where the greatest species diversity is found), [[Europe]] and eastern [[North America]]; it is not native to western North America. Under the [[Cronquist system|Cronquist classification system]], this genus was placed in the family [[Tiliaceae]], but genetic research by the [[Angiosperm Phylogeny Group|APG]] has resulted in the incorporation of this family into the [[Malvaceae]]. They are generally called '''lime''' in Britain and '''linden''' or '''basswood''' in North America. |