Ulmus changii var. changii

Ulmus changii var. changii is a variety of tree endemic to elevations of 200 m (660 ft) – 800 m (2,600 ft) in the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang.

Ulmus changii var. changii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Ulmaceae
Genus: Ulmus
Species:
Variety:
U. c. var. changii
Trinomial name
Ulmus changii var. changii

Description edit

The variety is distinguished by Fu as having "Leaf blade adaxially glabrous or pubescent on veins. Flowers from floral buds on fascicled cymes. Flowers and fruits March–April".[1]

Cultivation edit

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

References edit

  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. ISBN 1-930723-40-7 [1]