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The name Liriodendron is Greek for "lily tree". [11] It is also called the tuliptree Magnolia, or sometimes, by the lumber industry, as the tulip-poplar or yellow-poplar. However, it is not closely related to true lilies, tulips or poplars. The tulip tree has impressed itself upon popular attention in many ways, and consequently has many common ...
These trees are widely known by the common name tulip tree or tuliptree for their large flowers superficially resembling tulips. It is sometimes referred to as tulip poplar or yellow poplar, and the wood simply as "poplar", although not closely related to the true poplars. Other common names include canoewood, saddle-leaf tree, and white wood.
Liriodendron chinense (commonly known as the Chinese tulip poplar, [3] Chinese tulip tree or Chinese whitewood [1]) is Asia's native species in the genus Liriodendron.This native of central and southern China grows in the provinces of Anhui, Guangxi, Jiangsu, Fujian, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Sichuan and Yunnan, and also locally in northern Vietnam.
Liriodendron: tulip-trees; Liriodendron chinense: Chinese tulip-tree Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) Liriodendron tulipifera: American tulip-tree Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) 621 Magnolia: magnolias; Magnolia × soulangeana: saucer magnolia; tulip magnolia Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) Magnolia acuminata: cucumber tree; cucumber magnolia
Most commonly, tulipwood is the greenish yellowish wood yielded from the tulip tree, found on the Eastern side of North America and a similar species is found in some parts of China. In the United States, it is commonly known as tulip poplar or yellow poplar, even though the tree is not related to the poplars. It is notable for its height ...
Leaves are alternate, simple, and sometimes lobed. The inflorescence is a solitary, showy flower with indistinguishable petals and sepals. Sepals range from six to many; stamens are numerous and feature short filaments which are poorly differentiated from the anthers. Carpels are usually numerous, distinct, and on an elongated receptacle or ...
Tulip stems have few leaves. Larger species tend to have multiple leaves. Plants typically have two to six leaves, some species up to 12. The tulip's leaf is cauline (born on a stem), strap-shaped, with a waxy coating, and the leaves are alternate (alternately arranged on the stem), diminishing in size the further up the stem. These fleshy ...
Liriodendron, the genus of tulip poplars Yellow poplar or tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) Liriodendron chinense, Chinese tulip poplar; Places. Canada.