Ulmus uyematsui - Arishan Elm

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Ulmus uyematsui

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, where it 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 petal-less, wind-pollinated flowers appear on second-year shoots in February, the obovate to orbicular samarae in March ^[1].

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

1 Etymology
2 Nurseries
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Nurseries

Asia

Tenway Garden Center [3], Tienwei, Chonghua County, Taiwan

[edit] References

^ 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]