Tilia mandshurica

Tilia mandshurica, the Manchurian linden or Manchurian lime, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to China, the Korea Peninsula, Japan, and the Russian Far East. It is used as a street tree in its native range, and has potential elsewhere, but is susceptible to damage from late frosts.

Description

A tree. It grows 20 m tall. The leaves are large. They are 8-10 cm long by 7-9 cm wide. They have coarse teeth. They have a pale grey covering underneath. The flowers are downy. There are 7 flowers in a group. The fruit are round or oval.

Edible Uses

The leaves are eaten.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are eaten.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant. It grows in the eastern forests in Manchuria. It grows in north China.

Where It Grows

Asia, Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, North Korea, Russia, Siberia,

Notes

These have also been in the Tiliaceae.

Also Known As

Liao Duan

References (3)

• BARANOV,
• Bodkin, F., 1991, Encyclopedia Botanica. Cornstalk publishing, p 986
• Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Petersbourg 15:124. 1857 ("1856")

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