Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Tulpeboom, American tulip tree, Fiddle-tree, Tulip poplar, Tulip tree, Whitewood, Yellow poplar

Family: Magnoliaceae (Magnolia)

Distribution: North America

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Comments: It can grow to more than 50 m in virgin forests of the Appalachian Mountains, often with no limbs until it reaches 25–30 m in height, making it a very valuable timber tree.