Genus: Liriodendron

By Angela Steward

Not peer reviewed

Last Modified 02/15/2013

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Nomenclature

Liriodendron L., Sp. Pl. 1: 535. 1753. Gen. Pl. 239. 1754 (also spelled “Liriodendrum”). Tulipifera Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4. 1754, nom. illeg. (Art. 52.1). TYPE: Liriodendron tulipifera L.

Key to the species of Liriodendron

List of Liriodendron Species

References to Liriodendron

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