Ulmus uyematsui
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Ulmus uyematsui
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Ulmaceae
Genus: Ulmus
Species: U. uyematsui
Binomial name
Ulmus uyematsui
Hayata

The Arishan Elm Ulmus uyematsui Hayata is found only in the mountain forests of Taiwan.

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Description

The tree grows to a height of 25 m [2]. The bark is grey, and exfoliates in irregular flakes. The leaves are elliptic and largely glabrous, < 11 cm in length, borne on wingless branchlets. The apetalous wind-pollinated flowers appear on second-year shoots in February, the obovate to orbicular samarae in March [1].

Cultivation

The tree is not known to be in cultivation beyond Taiwan.

Etymology

The tree is named for Arishan, the highest mountain in Taiwan.

Nurseries

Asia

References

  1. ^ Fu, L., Xin, Y. & Whittemore, A. (2002). Ulmaceae, in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) Flora of China, Vol. 5 (Ulmaceae through Basellaceae). Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, USA. [1]

External links

  • [4] Description of the Arishan Elm.
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