Liriodendron_chinense
Liriodendron chinense
Species of tree
Liriodendron chinense (commonly known as the Chinese tulip poplar,[2] 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. Protected populations occur in the Tianmushan National Reserve, Huangshan, Wuyi Shan, and Badagongshan Nature Reserve.