''Tilia chingiana'' Hu & W.C.Cheng is a medium-sized tree native to the provinces of

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.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.

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Description

''Tilia chingiana'' is a

deciduous In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, aft ...

tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...

growing to 15 m tall, its bark grey and smooth. The

cordate Cordate is an adjective meaning ' heart-shaped' and is most typically used for: * Cordate (leaf shape) The following is a list of terms which are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (a ...

leaves A leaf (plural, : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant plant stem, stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", wh ...

are offset at the base, 5–10 cm long, and borne on 2.5–4.0 cm petioles. In China the tree flowers during June and July. The seeds occur singly or in pairs, and are relatively large, averaging 12 mm long by 8 mm diameter; over four times the size of Small-leafed lime seeds. Image:Tilia chingiana leaf.jpg, ''T. chingiana'' leaf Image:Tilia chingiana individual flower.jpg, ''T. chingiana'' flower Image:Tilia chingiana flowers 2.jpg, ''T. chingiana'' cyme Image:Tilia chingiana seeds photographed in October at Great Fontley, England.jpg, ''T. chingiana'' seeds

Cultivation

The tree has been widely introduced to

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References

chingiana Trees of China {{Malvaceae-stub