Tulip Tree
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Scientific name: Liriodendron tulipifera
Common names: tuliptree, tulip-poplar ,
tulip-poplar bois-jaune , Yellow-poplar, American tulip tree
Angiosperm or Gymnosperm: Angiosperm
Neutral Habitat: It is native to eastern North America from Southern Ontario and Illinois eastward across southern New England and south to central Florida and Louisiana; Canyons & valleys, Cities, suburbs & towns
Leaf Pattern: Alternate, simple, palmately veined, orbicular,
4-lobed with an entire margin, 4 to 8 inches long, notched to flat top; Somewhat shaped like a tulip, light green to green
Germination process, type of seed: Perfect flowers, large,
green-yellow; appear in May or June after the leaves are open.
Fruit: an aggregate of deciduous samaras; 2-1/2" to 3" long; held upright
How it pollinates and spreads: The poplar flowers in the early spring. They are found at the ends of the leafy twigs high up in the tree canopy (often you have to use binoculars to see them!). These beautiful flowers are pollinated especially by honey bees. The fruit that forms from these pollinated flowers is a cone-shaped mass of many, one- to one-and-a-half-inch, narrow-winged samara (seeds plus “wings” to aid dispersal). These samara begin to be shed in the autumn and will continue to fall to the forest floor through the winter.
Type of bark: Light gray-green and smooth when young, later developing flat-topped ridges and conspicuous white colored furrows in diamond shaped patterns. On older trees sapsucker holes are common
Ethnobotany: The tulip tree is the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Native American tribes used Liriodendron tulipifera for making canoes. Cherokee and Rappahannock tribes used bark of the roots as a bitter tonic and heart stimulant, and it was considered useful in healing fevers, rheumatism, and digestive disorders. Cherokee used as an anthemintic- bark infusion for pinworms. It was used as antidiarreal for cholera infantum, “dyspepsy, dysentery, and rheumatism” Bark used in cough syrup, decoction blown onto wounds and boils, and fractured limbs. Compound used in steam bath for indigestion and biliousness. Also used for women with “hysterics and weakness”, and deconcoction used for snakebite.
Other: The largest known tree of Liriodendron tulipifera , 44.5 m in height with a trunk diameter of 3.02 m, is recorded from Bedford, Virginia
Common names: tuliptree, tulip-poplar ,
tulip-poplar bois-jaune , Yellow-poplar, American tulip tree
Angiosperm or Gymnosperm: Angiosperm
Neutral Habitat: It is native to eastern North America from Southern Ontario and Illinois eastward across southern New England and south to central Florida and Louisiana; Canyons & valleys, Cities, suburbs & towns
Leaf Pattern: Alternate, simple, palmately veined, orbicular,
4-lobed with an entire margin, 4 to 8 inches long, notched to flat top; Somewhat shaped like a tulip, light green to green
Germination process, type of seed: Perfect flowers, large,
green-yellow; appear in May or June after the leaves are open.
Fruit: an aggregate of deciduous samaras; 2-1/2" to 3" long; held upright
How it pollinates and spreads: The poplar flowers in the early spring. They are found at the ends of the leafy twigs high up in the tree canopy (often you have to use binoculars to see them!). These beautiful flowers are pollinated especially by honey bees. The fruit that forms from these pollinated flowers is a cone-shaped mass of many, one- to one-and-a-half-inch, narrow-winged samara (seeds plus “wings” to aid dispersal). These samara begin to be shed in the autumn and will continue to fall to the forest floor through the winter.
Type of bark: Light gray-green and smooth when young, later developing flat-topped ridges and conspicuous white colored furrows in diamond shaped patterns. On older trees sapsucker holes are common
Ethnobotany: The tulip tree is the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Native American tribes used Liriodendron tulipifera for making canoes. Cherokee and Rappahannock tribes used bark of the roots as a bitter tonic and heart stimulant, and it was considered useful in healing fevers, rheumatism, and digestive disorders. Cherokee used as an anthemintic- bark infusion for pinworms. It was used as antidiarreal for cholera infantum, “dyspepsy, dysentery, and rheumatism” Bark used in cough syrup, decoction blown onto wounds and boils, and fractured limbs. Compound used in steam bath for indigestion and biliousness. Also used for women with “hysterics and weakness”, and deconcoction used for snakebite.
Other: The largest known tree of Liriodendron tulipifera , 44.5 m in height with a trunk diameter of 3.02 m, is recorded from Bedford, Virginia
Current Research
Some Current research I came across talks about the chemicals componets of the
tulip tree, this compounds consist of alkaloids and
sesquiterpenes. The research wanted to find out and comprehend the
chemotaxonomy in Magnoliaceous, and to keep looking for biologically
and chemically components. They further searched on the twigs and
leaves of L. tulipifera. The results showed that a substance found in
the twings called MeOH was subjected to solvent partitioning and
chromatographic separation to afford 21 pure substances. Another MeOH extract
from the leaves of its plants were subjected to solvent partitioning and
chromatographic separation to afford 15 pure substances. (Lee, C. 2013) The result was that
the chemicals where all divided by column chromatography.
tulip tree, this compounds consist of alkaloids and
sesquiterpenes. The research wanted to find out and comprehend the
chemotaxonomy in Magnoliaceous, and to keep looking for biologically
and chemically components. They further searched on the twigs and
leaves of L. tulipifera. The results showed that a substance found in
the twings called MeOH was subjected to solvent partitioning and
chromatographic separation to afford 21 pure substances. Another MeOH extract
from the leaves of its plants were subjected to solvent partitioning and
chromatographic separation to afford 15 pure substances. (Lee, C. 2013) The result was that
the chemicals where all divided by column chromatography.
Creative Writing
You my friend who ascend into endless heavens
and gracefully stretch across evergreens
to bless us with the gift of healing fevers
I have come to thee before I depart
to give you my gratitude for all that you've done.
and so here I go...
Tulip tree my friend you are more alike to me
than you'll ever see.
please don't weep
for once again we will meet
Tulip tree my friend you are more alike to me
than you'll ever see.
please don't weep
for once again we
will meet
Tulip tree my friend,
just like your gray trunk give you life
my trocia is giving up tonight
even though I wont be here the next day
you will still blossom in may.
goodbye my friend , the tulip tree
keep reaching to the heavens,
for I shall look apon thee.
and gracefully stretch across evergreens
to bless us with the gift of healing fevers
I have come to thee before I depart
to give you my gratitude for all that you've done.
and so here I go...
Tulip tree my friend you are more alike to me
than you'll ever see.
please don't weep
for once again we will meet
Tulip tree my friend you are more alike to me
than you'll ever see.
please don't weep
for once again we
will meet
Tulip tree my friend,
just like your gray trunk give you life
my trocia is giving up tonight
even though I wont be here the next day
you will still blossom in may.
goodbye my friend , the tulip tree
keep reaching to the heavens,
for I shall look apon thee.
References
ENature (2007). eNature:
FieldGuides: Species Detail. Retrieved
from
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=&searchText=Liriodendron+tulipife
&GroupID=&cmdSubmit.x=10&cmdSubmit.y=13
Flora of North America Association (n. d.). Flora of North America. Retrieved from
http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=1
Forest Research and Environmental Conservation (2010, April). Dendrology
at Virginia Tech. Retrieved from
http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/biglist_frame.cfm#L
Kuo, M. (2003, August). Tulip tree
(Liriodendron tulipifera). Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site:
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/trees/liriodendron_tulipifera.html
Lee, C., Chen, H., Hong, Z., Hsieh, C., Juan, S.,
Huang, J., & ... Chen, C. (2013). Chemical Constituents of Liriodendron
tulipifera. Chemistry Of Natural Compounds, 49(2), 398-400.
doi:10.1007/s10600-013-0621-1
Photo by and (c)2006 Derek
Ramsey
Photo by and (c)2007 Derek
Ramsey
Photo by and©2010 Amanda44
Sieler, J., Jensen,E., Neimiera, A., & Paterson , J. (2012). Liriodendron
tulipifera Fact Sheet. Retrieved from
http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=54
Tulip Poplar Trees |
PlantingDirections.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.plantingdirections.com/tulip-poplar-planting-directions/
Utah State University Extension (2012). Yellow-poplar
or Tuliptree or Tulip-poplar - USU Tree Browser. Retrieved from
http://www.treebrowser.org/index.cfm?controller=final&action=details&key=574&sortby=LatinName
Whitmore, N. (2013,
October 10). Liriodendron tulipifera TULIP POPLAR Magnoliaceae - AN
ETHNOBOTANICAL EXPLORATION - Nathaniel Whitmore, Herbalist ~ herbalism .
shiatsu . moxa. Retrieved from
http://www.nathanielwhitmore.com/1/post/2013/10/liriodendron-tulipifera-tulip-poplar-magnoliaceae-an-ethnobotanical-exploration.html
FieldGuides: Species Detail. Retrieved
from
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=&searchText=Liriodendron+tulipife
&GroupID=&cmdSubmit.x=10&cmdSubmit.y=13
Flora of North America Association (n. d.). Flora of North America. Retrieved from
http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=1
Forest Research and Environmental Conservation (2010, April). Dendrology
at Virginia Tech. Retrieved from
http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/biglist_frame.cfm#L
Kuo, M. (2003, August). Tulip tree
(Liriodendron tulipifera). Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site:
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/trees/liriodendron_tulipifera.html
Lee, C., Chen, H., Hong, Z., Hsieh, C., Juan, S.,
Huang, J., & ... Chen, C. (2013). Chemical Constituents of Liriodendron
tulipifera. Chemistry Of Natural Compounds, 49(2), 398-400.
doi:10.1007/s10600-013-0621-1
Photo by and (c)2006 Derek
Ramsey
Photo by and (c)2007 Derek
Ramsey
Photo by and©2010 Amanda44
Sieler, J., Jensen,E., Neimiera, A., & Paterson , J. (2012). Liriodendron
tulipifera Fact Sheet. Retrieved from
http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=54
Tulip Poplar Trees |
PlantingDirections.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.plantingdirections.com/tulip-poplar-planting-directions/
Utah State University Extension (2012). Yellow-poplar
or Tuliptree or Tulip-poplar - USU Tree Browser. Retrieved from
http://www.treebrowser.org/index.cfm?controller=final&action=details&key=574&sortby=LatinName
Whitmore, N. (2013,
October 10). Liriodendron tulipifera TULIP POPLAR Magnoliaceae - AN
ETHNOBOTANICAL EXPLORATION - Nathaniel Whitmore, Herbalist ~ herbalism .
shiatsu . moxa. Retrieved from
http://www.nathanielwhitmore.com/1/post/2013/10/liriodendron-tulipifera-tulip-poplar-magnoliaceae-an-ethnobotanical-exploration.html