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.[1][2] It is used as a street tree in its native range, and has potential elsewhere, but is susceptible to damage from late frosts.[3]

Tilia mandshurica
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Tilia
Species:
T. mandshurica
Binomial name
Tilia mandshurica
Synonyms[1]
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    • Tilia argentea Bayer
    • Tilia chugokuensis Hatus.
    • Tilia mandshurica f. depressa (Nakai) W.Lee
    • Tilia mandshurica f. villicarpa (Nakai) W.Lee
    • Tilia megaphylla Nakai
    • Tilia ovalis Nakai
    • Tilia rufovillosa Hatus.
    • Tilia semicostata Nakai

Subtaxa

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The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Tilia mandshurica var. mandshurica
  • Tilia mandshurica var. rufovillosa (Hatus.) Kitam. – Only on Mount Kujū, Kyushu, Japan
  • Tilia mandshurica var. toriiana T.Yamaz.Honshu, Japan

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tilia mandshurica Rupr. & Maxim". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Tilia mandshurica Manchurian linden". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ Roloff, Andreas; Gillner, Sten; Kniesel, Rico; Zhang, Deshun (2018). "Interesting and new street tree species for European cities". Journal of Forest and Landscape Research. 3: 1–7. doi:10.13141/jflr.v3i1.1995.