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Taxon: Tilia japonica (Miq.) Simonk.

Genus: Tilia
Family: Malvaceae subfamily: Tilioideae. Also placed in: Tiliaceae
Nomen number: 36684
Place of publication: Math. Természettud. Közlem. 12:326. 1888
Name verified on: 17-Sep-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 27-Aug-2002
Species priority site is: National Arboretum (NA).
Accessions: 3 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • Japanese lime   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  • Japanese linden   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • hua dong duan   (Source: F ChinaEng ) – Transcribed Chinese
  • japanische Linde   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  • shina-no-ki   (Source: F JapanOhwi ) – Japanese Rōmaji

Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native:
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    Eastern Asia: Japan - Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku

      Cultivated:
  • also cultivated

References:

  • Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature.
  • Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen.
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  • Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  • Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
  • Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.
  • Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora.
  • Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994–. Flora of China (English edition).
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Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Tilia japonica (Miq.) Simonk.:

  • Flora of China: Online version from Harvard University
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
  • ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Tilia japonica cultivars
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy
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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36684 (18 June 2013)

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