Tilia nasczokinii

Tilia nasczokinii Stepanov, commonly known as Nasczokin's lime or Nasczokin's linden, is a rare deciduous tree or shrub endemic to Siberia in Russia.

Tilia nasczokinii
Flower of Nasczokin's Lime
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Tilia
Species:
T. nasczokinii
Binomial name
Tilia nasczokinii
Stepanov

Description
Fruits

The tree grows to 20 m tall, its bark pale grey and fissured. The leaves are cordate or broadly ovate, up to 15 cm long. The tiny yellowish, almost white flowers of 0.8–1 cm in diameter appear in clusters of 1—3. The stigmata are stellate, and the ovary is strip-hairy. Long hairs and short hairs grow in longitudinal, alternating rows. The young ovary is white haired and becomes rusty upon maturity. The fruit is flattened.[1]

Ecology

The habitat of Tilia nasczokinii is coniferous forests of Pinus sylvestris.[2]

Cultivation

The tree is not known to be in cultivation in western Europe or North America.

Etymology

The tree is named for the Russian botanist Vladimir D. Nashchokin (Russian: Владимир Дмитриевич Нащокин), who studied it.[3]

Conservation status

Tilia nasczokinii is considered a threatened species and included in the Red Book of Krasnoyarsk Krai.[4] One locus is in the conservation zone of the Stolby Nature Sanctuary.

References
  1. Stepanov, N. V. (1993): Tilia nasczokinii (Tiliaceae) — new species from the Krasnoyarsk vicinity, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 78(3): 142.
  2. Степанов Н.В. (2006): Флора северо-востока Западного Саяна и острова Отдыха на Енисее (г.Красноярск). Краснояр. гос. университет, Красноярск, Russia ISBN 5-7638-0682-4
  3. Nashchokin V. D., Butorina T. N. Tilia in the "Stolby" Nature Reserve. (in Russian)
  4. Stepanov N.V. (ed) (2005): Red Book of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Polikom, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. ISBN 978-5-91111-006-2 (2nd edition)

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