Details of Genus: Liriodendron L.
ID: 17
Genus ja:
Genus en: Tulip tree
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 4 (from names table)
Accepted: Accepted
Family: Magnoliaceae
Family ja: モクレン
Infra familial classification:
Distribution en: E. N.America, China
Description en: Genus of 2 species of deciduous trees from woodland in China, Vietnam, and North America. They are cultivated for their stately habit and curiously shaped, alternate leaves, which colour well in autumn. The solitary, cup-shaped flowers, inconspicuous from a distance, add interest in summer, but are not produced on young plants; they are followed by cone-like fruits. Excellent grown as specimen trees.
Hardiness en: Fully hardy.
Cultivation en:
Propagation en: Sow seed (of species only) in containers in a cold frame in autumn. Graft in early spring, or bud in late summer.
Pests en: Leaf spot and Verticillium wilt may be a problem.
Description ja:
Comment:
Comment ja: ユリノキ
Type species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| PB2 | Magnoliaceae | モクレン科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Magnoliaceae | モクレン科 | Show | |||
| APG4 | Accepted | Magnoliaceae | モクレン科 | Show |