Taxon:
Liriodendron tulipifera L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:535. 1753
Verified:
05/08/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
- Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
- FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/
- Frodin, D. G. & R. Govaerts. 1996. World checklist and bibliography of Magnoliaceae 20. URL: http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
- Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
- Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
- Personal Care Products Council. INCI URL: http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
- Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource). URL: https://herbarium.utk.edu/vascular/vascular-database.php?CategoryID=Dicots&FamilyID=Magnoliaceae&GenusID=Liriodendron&SpeciesID=tulipifera
Common names
English
canary whitewood – tulip-poplar – tuliptree – yellow-poplar – French
bois jaune – Italian
tulipifero – Swedish
tulpanträd –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | s.e. |
1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | |
1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Missouri | s.e. |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Connecticut | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Indiana | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Massachusetts | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Michigan | s. |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Jersey | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Ohio | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Pennsylvania | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Rhode Island | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Vermont | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | West Virginia | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Alabama | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Arkansas | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Delaware | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | District of Columbia | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Georgia | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Kentucky | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Louisiana | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maryland | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Mississippi | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | North Carolina | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | South Carolina | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Tennessee | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Virginia | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Ontario (s.e.)]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (s.), New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Illinois, Missouri (s.e.)]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States |
Environmental | shade/shelter | | Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States |
Materials | wood | veneer and solid | Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States |
Medicines | folklore | | Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs |