Liriodendron

Liriodendron is a genus of two species of characteristically large trees, <a href="/facts/Deciduous_tree/7jQHVtdd">deciduous</a> over most of their populations, in the magnolia <a href="/facts/Family_(biology)/qTrn6E8E">family</a> (<a href="/facts/Magnoliaceae/VeCra8pL">Magnoliaceae</a>).
These trees are widely known by the common name tulip tree or tuliptree for their large flowers superficially resembling <a href="/facts/Tulip/oq5B0jMb">tulips</a>. It is sometimes referred to as tulip poplar or yellow poplar, and the wood simply as "poplar", although not closely related to the true <a href="/facts/Populus/SSgurBpF">poplars</a>. Other common names include canoewood, saddle-leaf tree, and white wood.
The two <a href="/facts/Extant_taxon/YK8uj7qU">extant</a> species are <a href="/facts/Liriodendron_tulipifera/swIkupdC">Liriodendron tulipifera</a>, <a href="/facts/Native_plant/03kpM3rf">native</a> to eastern <a href="/facts/North_America/djNjCQIl">North America</a>, and <a href="/facts/Liriodendron_chinense/xQHdBGzN">Liriodendron chinense</a>, native to <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a> and <a href="/facts/Vietnam/0ulfA8Eq">Vietnam</a>. Both species often grow to great size; the North American species may reach as much as 58.5 m (192 ft) in height. The North American species is commonly used <a href="/facts/Horticulture/m8qBLuT3">horticulturally</a>, the Chinese species is increasing in cultivation, and <a href="/facts/Hybrid_(biology)/pzVJ54xU">hybrids</a> have been produced between these two <a href="/facts/Allopatry/H6K8mSDf">allopatrically</a> distributed species.
Various extinct species of Liriodendron have been described from the fossil record.

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Liriodendron