''Tilia nasczokinii''
Stepanov, commonly known as Nasczokin's lime or Nasczokin's linden, is a rare
deciduous
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tree
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or
shrub endemic
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to
Siberia
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in
Russia
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.
Description
![Tilia nasczokinii25](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Tilia_nasczokinii25.jpg)
The tree grows to 20 m tall, its bark pale grey and fissured. The
leaves are
cordate
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* Cordate (leaf shape)
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or broadly
ovate
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* Ovate (egg-shaped) leaves, tepals, or other botanical parts
*Ovate, a type of prehistoric stone hand axe
*Ovates, one of three ranks of membership in the Welsh Gorsedd
*Vates
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, up to 15 cm long. The tiny yellowish, almost white flowers of 0.8–1 cm in diameter appear in clusters of 1–3. The
stigmata
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Sti ...
are stellate, and the
ovary is strip-hairy. Long hairs and short hairs grow in longitudinal, alternating rows. The young ovary is white haired and becomes rusty upon maturity. The fruit is flattened.
Ecology
The habitat of ''Tilia nasczokinii'' is coniferous forests of ''Pinus sylvestris''.
Cultivation
The tree is not known to be in cultivation in western Europe or North America.
Etymology
The tree is named for the
Russia
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n
botanist Vladimir D. Nashchokin (russian: Владимир Дмитриевич Нащокин), who studied it.
Conservation status
''Tilia nasczokinii'' is considered a
threatened species
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and included in the
Red Book of
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai ( rus, Красноя́рский край, r=Krasnoyarskiy kray, p=krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), with its administrative center in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in Si ...
.
[Stepanov N.V. (ed) (2005): Red Book of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Polikom, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (2nd edition)]
One locus is in the conservation zone of the
Stolby Nature Sanctuary
Krasnoyarsk Pillars (also known as Stolby) () is a Russian national park located 10 km south of the city of Krasnoyarsk, on the northwestern spurs of the Eastern Sayan Mountains. The site is known for its dramatic rock formations. Over 200,00 ...
.
References
External links
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nasczokinii
Endemic flora of Russia
Flora of Asia
Trees of Siberia
Trees of Russia