Common name
English: American Whitewood
German: Amerikanischer Tulpenbaum
Portuguese: Tulipeiro
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Magnoliales (19)
Family: Magnoliaceae (7)(family description)
Genus: Liriodendron (1)
Epithet: tulipifera L. (1)
Synonyms: Liriodendron fastigiatum Dippel, Liriodendron heterophyllum K.Koch, Liriodendron integrifolium Steud., Liriodendron obtusilobum K.Koch, Liriodendron procerum Salisb., Liriodendron truncatifolium Stokes, Tulipifera liriodendrum Mill.
fastigiatum => fastigiate, with branches erect like the main stem, sloping
heterophyllum => bearing leaves of more than one kind
integrifolium => having leaves with unbroken smooth edge
obtusilobum => with obtuse lobes
truncatifolium => truncate leaf, ending in a transverse line, so that it seems as if the tip of the leaf had been cut off
tulipifera => tulip-bearing
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: green, orange, yellow
External links
Check for Liriodendron tulipifera at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [594] Liriodendron tulipifera - Plants For A Future database