Manchurian Lime

Tilia mandshurica is a flowering plant in the Malvaceae family. It is found in China (North-Central, Southeast, Inner Mongolia), Japan, Korea, Manchuria, and the Russian Far East (Khabarovsk, Primorye). The plant is characterized by its fragrant flowers, four-angled stems, and opposite leaf arrangement. Its flowers are tubular, with four to five lobes, and typically bisexual. The fruit is a drupe with four locules, each containing one seed. The species is used as a street tree in its native range but is sensitive to late frosts. It was first described in 1856 by Rupr. & Maxim.