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Tilia tuan is a species of flowering plant found in forests at elevations of 1200–2400 m in the central Chinese provinces of Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang. The species has long been regarded as the most variable lime within China, acquiring numerous synonyms; three varieties are currently recognized.
The tree was first described by Henry who discovered it in 1888.
The species and the variety Chinensis are believed to have been introduced to the UK by Wilson while collecting for Veitch, though there is no record of their subsequent distribution.
American basswood · Amur Linden · Tilia caroliniana · Chinese Linden · Ching's Lime · Small-leaved Lime · Crimean Lime · Henry's Lime · Tilia hupehensis · Japanese lime · Kyushu Lime · Manchurian Lime
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tilia tuan by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
