Tilia ×europaea (flower)

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Latest revision as of 14:38, 21 July 2015

AHPA recognizes other valuable resources exist regarding the identity of Tilia ×europaea.

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Contents

Nomenclature

Tilia x vulgaris Hayne   Tiliaceae  
Syn. Tilia europaea L.  
Standardized common name (English): linden

Botanical Voucher Specimen

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Tilia x europaea L.
Source: Images courtesy of the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden[1]

Organoleptic Characteristics

Macroscopic Characteristics

The flowers are yellowish or greenish-white having 5 sepals and 5 petals. The 5 original stamens, by chorisis have each developed a cluster and at the base occurs in addition, a spatulate petal-like body opposite each of the petals. The pistil has a, 5-locular ovary which is surmounted by a single style and a 5-toothed stigma. The flowers contain a colorless, fragrant, volatile oil.

Source: United States Dispensatory (1918) [2]

Microscopic Characteristics

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Large stellate trichomes observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[3]

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Pollen grains have a diameter of about 30 mm to 40 mm and are oval or slightly triangular with three germinal pores and a finely granulated exine observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[4]

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. ↑ Images courtesy of the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/VirtualHerbarium.asp
  2. ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
  3. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  4. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
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