Liriodendron L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 246

1. Liriodendron L. 2

Deciduous tree. Leaves with a broad truncate or emarginate apex and 1 -2 large lobes on each side; stipules enclosing the bud and each of the young leaves. Perianth petaloid. Fruiting carpels numerous, brown, densely imbricate, each with a terminal wing, indéhiscent, ultimately separating from the axis.