- Ulmus uyematsui
Taxobox
status = LC
name = "Ulmus uyematsui"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Rosales
familia =Ulmaceae
genus = "Ulmus "
species = "U. uyematsui"
binomial = "Ulmus uyematsui"
binomial_authority = HayataThe Arishan Elm "Ulmus uyematsui" Hayata is found only in the mountain forests of
Taiwan .Description
The tree grows to a height of 25 m [http://preserve.coa.gov.tw/species/twtrees/book3/62.htm] . 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
apetalous wind-pollinated flowers appear on second-year shoots in February, the obovate to orbicular samarae in March 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. [http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/PDF/PDF05/Ulmus.pdf] ] .Pests and diseases
No information available.
Cultivation
The tree is not known to be in cultivation beyond Taiwan.
Etymology
The tree is named for Arishan, the highest mountain in Taiwan.
Nurseries
;Asia
*Tenway Garden Center [http://www.tenway.com.tw/] ,Tienwei ,Chonghua County ,Taiwan References
External links
* [http://66.249.93.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://subject.forest.gov.tw/species/twtrees/book3/62.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3DArishan%26start%3D60%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN] Description of the Arishan Elm.
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