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Liriodendron tulipifera—known as the tulip tree, [a] American tulip tree, tulipwood, tuliptree, tulip poplar, whitewood, fiddletree, lynn-tree, hickory-poplar, and yellow-poplar—is the North American representative of the two-species genus Liriodendron (the other member is Liriodendron chinense).
Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron ( / ˌ l aɪ r i ə ˈ d ɛ n d r ən , ˌ l ɪr -, - i oʊ -/ [ 2 ] [ 3 ] ) is a genus of two species of characteristically large trees, deciduous over most of their populations, in the magnolia family ( Magnoliaceae ).
North American tulipwood (Liriodendron tulipifera) Hispano-Suiza H6 1924 TulipwoodMost commonly, tulipwood is the greenish yellowish wood yielded from the tulip tree, found on the Eastern side of North America and a similar species is found in some parts of China.
Tulips are perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes that bloom in spring and die back after flowering to an underground storage bulb. Depending on the species, tulip plants can be between 10 and 70 cm (4 and 28 inches) high.
The wood of the American tuliptree, Liriodendron tulipifera and the wood of the cucumbertree magnolia, Magnolia acuminata, and, to a lesser degree, that of the Frasier magnolia, Magnolia fraseri, are harvested and marketed collectively as "yellow poplar."
Liriodendron chinense (commonly known as the Chinese tulip poplar, [3] Chinese tulip tree or Chinese whitewood [1]) is Asia's native species in the genus Liriodendron.This native of central and southern China grows in the provinces of Anhui, Guangxi, Jiangsu, Fujian, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Sichuan and Yunnan, and also locally in northern Vietnam.
The name is also commonly applied to an unrelated species, the American Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera). Tulip or Tulips may also refer to: Arts and entertainment
A list of tree species, grouped generally by biogeographic realm and specifically by bioregions, and shade tolerance. Shade-tolerant species are species that are able to thrive in the shade, and in the presence of natural competition by other plants.