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Henry's Lime
Tilia henryana
Tilia henryana Szyszyl., commonly known as Henry's lime, is a species of tree native to the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, and Zhejiang. It was introduced to the West by Ernest Wilson in 1901, and is named after the Irish plantsman and sinologist Augustine Henry, who collected the type specimen in 1888.
From the article Tilia henryana on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Henry's lime is a deciduous tree growing to 25 m in height, its bark pale grey and fissured. The sea green leaves are cordate, < 10 cm long, with distinctive ciliate margins, and are borne on 3–5 cm petioles. The tiny pale, almost white, fragrant flowers appear in clusters of up to 20 in autumn.
How it is grown
The original clone in commerce grew very slowly, but faster-growing clones are now available. The tree performs best in sheltered locations.
Notable trees. The TROBI Champion grows at Birr Castle, Co. Offaly, Ireland; planted in 1946 it measured 15 m tall by 44 cm d.b.h. in 2010.
Wikipedia: “Cultivation”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Tilia henryana in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 967178.