Liriodendron × sinoamericanum is an artificial hybrid of Liriodendron chinense and Liriodendron tulipiferaLiriodendron × sinoamericanum P.C.Yieh ex C.B.Shang & Zhang R.Wang. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77120781-1 in the family Magnoliaceae.
Description
Vegetative characteristics Liriodendron × sinoamericanum is a large, 30 m tall (or taller), deciduous treeLiriodendron tulipifera × L. chinense. (n.d.). The Dawes Arboretum. Retrieved May 31, 2025, from https://dawesarb.arboretumexplorer.org/taxon-24126.aspx with grey-brown bark. The leaf is 6–20 cm long, and 6–23 cm wide. The petiole is 5–18 cm long.The International Dendrology Society. (n.d.). Liriodendron × sinoamericanum P.C. Yieh ex Shang & Z.R. Wang. Trees and Shrubs Online. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/liriodendron/liriodendron-x-sinoamericanum/ Generative characteristics The bisexual, cup-shaped, nectariferous flowers have nine tepals. The three outer tepals are green, while the inner six tepals are orange. Cytology Tetraploid plants have been created.
Taxonomy It was described by Chih Bei Shang and Zhang Rong Wang based on previous work by Pei Chong Yieh in 2012.SHANG, C., & WANG, Z. (2012). A new scientific name of hybrid Liriodendron — L. sino-americanum. JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY, 36(02), 1.Liriodendron × sinoamericanum P.C.Yieh ex C.B.Shang & Zhang R.Wang. (n.d.). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved May 31, 2025, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77120781-1 The type specimen was collected by Z. R.Wang. It was a cultivated tree in the campus of the Nanjing Forestry University. Etymology The hybrid name sinoamericanum from sino- meaning ChineseMerriam-Webster. (n.d.). Sino-. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved May 30, 2025, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sino- and -americanum meaning AmericanOcimum americanum L. (n.d.). Flora of Caprivi. Retrieved May 31, 2025, from https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=150300 means chinese-american.
Conservation In China, Liriodendron × sinoamericanum may pose a threat to the endangered species Liriodendron chinense, due to hybridisation.Phan, K.L. 2015. Liriodendron chinense. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T31284A2803363. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T31284A2803363.en. Accessed on 30 May 2025.
Cultivation It can be grown in well-drained soils,Liriodendron × sinoamericanum. (n.d.). Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/349236/liriodendron-sinoamericanum/details but it does not grow well in poorly drained soils. Due to heterosis, it grows more vigorously than the parent species. It is widely cultivated in China,Feng, X., Sheng, Y., Ge, X., Wu, Z., & Huang, Q. (2021). Evaluation of the properties of hybrid yellow poplar (Liriodendron sino-americanum): A comparison study with yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). Maderas. Ciencia y tecnología, 23. but it hasn't been commercialised elsewhere.Morales, K. (2022, May 6). This spring, it’s time for a hybrid tulip tree to shine. UGA Today. Retrieved May 31, 2025, from https://news.uga.edu/this-spring-its-time-for-a-hybrid-tulip-tree-to-shine/
Use It is suitable for producing paper and furniture.
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