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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.

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