Ulmus wallichiana subsp. xanthoderma
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| Ulmus wallichiana subsp. xanthoderma Melville & Heybroek |
Ulmus wallichiana subsp. xanthoderma Melville & Heybroek is a deciduous tree growing to 30 m with a crown comprising several ascending branches. The bark of the trunk is is pale grey, coarsely furrowed longitudinally. The leaves range from 5.6 to 14 cm long by 3 to 7.5 cm broad, elliptic-acuminate in shape, and with a glabrous upper surface, on petioles 7 to 10 mm long. The samarae are orbicular to obovate, the seed central. The tree is endemic to Afghanistan and as far west as the Kashmir.
The tree is not known to be in cultivation in the West.
[edit] References
- Melville, R. & Heybroek, H. (1971). Elms of the Himalaya. Kew Bulletin, Vol. 26 (1). Kew, London.
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