Origin of mandarin tree

Liriodendron chinense, also known as Liriodendron mandshurica, is native to China and is mainly produced in the south of the Yangtze River Basin. It is distributed in southeastern Shaanxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan. It is also cultivated in Taiwan and in northern Vietnam. Wild ones are born in mountain forests or forest margins at an altitude of 90-1000 m.

A brief introduction to Liriodendron chinense

Liriodendron chinense is known as "China's tulip tree". It is not only elegant in appearance, but also has a pleasant aroma. It is a second-class national protected plant. Its leaves are more than ten centimeters long, which are different from those of ordinary plants. Its apex is truncated or slightly concave, while there are two deep lobes on both sides, which are very similar to mandarin and goose paw, hence the name.

Alias: Liriodendron mandshurica, Shuangpiaoshu

Fancy language: promise, Credit

Phylum: angiosperm phylum

Class: dicotyledonous class

Item: Magnoliformes

Family: Magnoliaceae

Genus: Liriodendron

Species: Liriodendron chinense

Florescence: in May, the flower color is yellowish green (3 outer wheels are green, 6 inner wheels are yellowish green, with yellow stripes at the base)

Ecological habits: like light and mild humid climate, have a certain degree of cold tolerance, like deep, fertile, humid and well-drained acidic or slightly acidic soil (pH4.5-6.5), poor growth in dry land, and avoid low-wet waterlogging. Usually born in the mountain forest or the edge of the forest at an altitude of 9-1000 meters above sea level, it is scattered and forms a small piece of pure forest.

Second, the main value of Liriodendron chinense

1. Scientific research value: Liriodendron chinense is a very rare plant, which has important scientific research value for paleobotany systematics.

2. Ornamental value: the leaf shape of mandarin wood is strange and beautiful, it is a precious ornamental tree species in park and town greening, and it can also be used as courtyard shade tree and street tree.

3. Economic value: Liriodendron wood is not only an ideal raw material for plywood, but also a good material for furniture, sewing machine board, radio shell and interior decoration.

4. Medicinal value: the leaves and bark of mandarin coat are used as medicine, with pungent taste and warm nature, which can dispel wind and dehumidification, disperse cold and relieve cough, and mainly treat rheumatism arthralgia and wind-cold cough.