Pan India Bouquets

Tilia europaea L.

Family : Tiliaceae
(Linden Or Jute Family)
Family (Hindi name) : FALSA FAMILY (फालसा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
Synonym(s) : Tilia × acuminata Opiz; Tilia × banatica Beldie; Tilia × bohemica Dalla Torre & Sarnth.; Tilia × carnuntiae Heinr.Braun; Tilia × communis Gaterau; Tilia × croatica Degen & Heinr.Braun; Tilia × eriostylis Borbás; Tilia × floribunda Rchb.; Tilia × hybrida Behlen; Tilia × intermedia DC.; Tilia × officinarum Crantz; Tilia × oxycarpa Rchb. ex Bayer; Tilia × pseudobliqua Simonk.; Tilia × subparvifolia Borbás; Tilia × vulgaris Hayne; Tilia × vulgaris Hill
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tilia × europaea L.
Common name : Common lime, Common linden
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Damp and lush woods, dryish broadleaf woods, lush streamsides. Also an ornamental.
Comments / notes : It is a naturally occurring hybrid between Tilia cordata (small-leaved lime) and Tilia platyphyllos (large-leaved lime). Planted in gardens as ornamental tree in India.
Flower, Fruit : June
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Sicilia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : Europe and Great Britain, Ireland, Uzbekistan
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 88
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Tilia europaea. Downloaded on 1 December 2023.

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