Ulmus changii var. changii

Ulmus changii var. changii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Ulmaceae
Genus: Ulmus
Species: Ulmus changii
Trinomial name
Ulmus changii var. changii
L. K. Fu

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

Description

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 MarchApril".[1]

Cultivation

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

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. ISBN 1-930723-40-7
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