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Tilia henryana

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Tilia henryana, commonly known as Henry lime, is a species of tree native to the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi and Zhejiang. It was introduced to the West by the plant collector Ernest Wilson in 1901 and is named after the Irish plantsman and sinologist Augustine Henry, who collected the type specimen in 1888. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Tilia henryana 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Malvaceae, Taxa
Source Tilia henryana (Wikidata)
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1. Tilia henryana (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Tilia henryana Szyszyl., commonly known as Henry's lime, is a species of tree native to the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, and Zhejiang.
  • Introduction
    It was introduced to the West by Ernest Wilson in 1901, and is named after the Irish plantsman and sinologist Augustine Henry, who collected the type specimen in 1888.
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2. Tilia henryana (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q142912 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q142912
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Malvaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Malvales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12420
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12420
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Malvales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Malvaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67980
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67980
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Malvales","family":"Malvaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"锦葵科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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