Tilia mongolica Maxim. - Accepted: Tilia mongolica Maxim. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Malvaceae (APG III)

Flowers

hermaphrodite flowers

Flower ecology

insect-pollinated (entomophilous)

Life form

tree

Leaves

heart-shaped, dark green

Foliage persistence

deciduous

Fruits

small grey ovoid, felt-like haired nutlets in a infructescence accompanied by a bract

Fruit ecology

wind-dispersed (anemochorous)

Natural occurrence (habitat)

limestone mountain slopes, loess-covered hills, deciduous oak forests

Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)

temperate, broad-leaved deciduous forests

Usage

a tea made from the flowers has antispasmodic, diaphoretic and sedative properties; used as chocolate substitute made from a paste of the ground fruits and flowers

Bark

greyish brown, smooth bark

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Hedrick. U. P. (1972): Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Taschenbuch. Dover Publications Inc., Mineola, New York: 686 S. ISBN 0-486-20459-6.;

The International Plant Names Index (2009). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org; Courtesy to IPNI, 2009. Exported from IPNI at date: 2009-09-22 20:17:51;

Van den Berk Nurseries (Accessed 2018): Tilia mongolica. See: https://www.vdberk.co.uk/trees/tilia-mongolica/;