Ulmus boissieri
| Ulmus boissieri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Ulmaceae |
| Genus: | Ulmus |
| Species: | U. boissieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Ulmus boissieri (Boiss.), Grudz. | |
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Ulmus boissieri (Boiss.) Grudz. is a little-known species found in Iran, identified by Irina Grudzinskaya in 1977.[1][2] The tree is endemic to the Zagros forests, with Quercus brantii, Celtis australis, Platanus orientalis, Fraxinus sp., and Cerasus mehaleb [3][4]
NB Richens treated U. boissieri as Ulmus minor.[5]
Description
The species is easily distinguished by its small leaves and fruits. The ovate, toothed leaves are 1.5 – 3 cm long, 1.2 – 2 cm broad, typically asymmetric at the base, the upper surfaces glabrous. The leaf veins number from 8 to 12; the petiole 2 – 3 mm long. The perfect apetalous wind-pollinated flowers are minute; the suborbiculate samarae 7 – 9 mm in diameter, with the seed located in the centre.
Pests and diseases
Not known.
Cultivation
The tree is not known to be in cultivation beyond Iran.
Etymology
The species is named for Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810-1885), Swiss botanist and explorer who collected many plants in western Asia.
References
- ↑ Grudzinskaya, I. A. (1977). The new elm species - Ulmus boissieri. New species of Ulmaceae from Iran. Botanicheskii Zhurnal, 62. Komarov Bot. Inst., Acad. Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia.
- ↑ "Plant Name Details for Ulmus boissieri". IPNI. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
- ↑ Jahan Bazi Goujani H., Heydari, H., Sagheb Talebi Kh., Khatamsaz, M. (2003). Site demands of Ulmus boissieri in Bazoft Tangehoonii Chahar Mahal-va-Bakhtyari Province. Iranian Journal of Forest and Poplar Research, 2003; 11(8):1-57, Iran.
- ↑ Parsa, A. (1950). Flore de l'Iran, 4.
- ↑ Richens, R. H. (1983). Elm. Cambridge University Press