Liriodendron chinense (Hemsl.) Sarg.

Chinese whitewood (en), Tulipier de chine (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Magnoliaceae > Liriodendron

Characteristics

Trees, to 40 m tall, to 1 m d.b.h. Twigs gray to grayish brown. Petiole 4-8(-16) cm; leaf blade 4-12(-18) × 3-9.5(-23) cm, membranous to papery, abaxially glaucous, base truncate to slightly cordate and with 1 lateral lobe near base of each side, apex 2-lobed. Flowers cupular. Tepals 9; outer 3 tepals green, sepal-like, curved and outwardly pendulous; tepals of inner 2 whorls green with yellow striations, erect, petal-like, obovate, 3-4 cm. Filaments 5-6 mm; anthers 1-1.6 cm. Gynoecium exceeding tepals at anthesis; carpels yellowish green. Fruit 7-9 cm; nutlets ca. 6 mm, winged, apex obtuse to mucronate, 1-or 2-seeded. Fl. May, fr. Sep-Oct. 2n = 38.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.0
Mature height (meter) 30.0 - 40.0
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.8
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses afforestation material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by graftings.
Mode graftings
Germination duration (days) 60 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Liriodendron chinense unspecified picture

Distribution

Liriodendron chinense world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Liriodendron chinense threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554609-1
WFO ID wfo-0000229248
COL ID 3VCGH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Liriodendron chinense Liriodendron tulipifera var. chinense Liriodendron tulipifera var. sinense