- Ulmus harbinensis
Taxobox
status = LC
name = "Ulmus harbinensis"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Rosales
familia =Ulmaceae
genus = "Ulmus "
species = "U. harbinensis"
binomial = "Ulmus harbinensis"
binomial_authority = Nie & Huang"Ulmus harbinensis" Nie & Huang (also known as the Harbinese Elm) is a small
elm found only in the province ofHeilongjang in the northeastern extremity ofChina , where it occurs in mixed forest.Description
The tree reaches a maximum height of 15 m, with a slender trunk of 0.3 m d.b.h. The bark is irregularly but finely fissured. The wing-less glabrous branchlets bear small obovate leaves < 5.5 cm long by 3.5 cm broad. The wind-pollinated
apetalous flowers appear in April; the generally orbicular samarae in June 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 China.
References
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