- Ulmus ismaelis
Taxobox
status = LC
name = "Ulmus ismaelis"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Rosales
familia =Ulmaceae
genus = "Ulmus "
species = "U. ismaelis"
binomial = "Ulmus ismaelis"
binomial_authority =Todzia & Panero sp. nov."Ulmus ismaelis" Todzia & Panero is a small tree recently discovered in southern
Mexico , endemic to riparian forest along theMixteco River system in northeasternOaxaca , where it grows among large boulders in the limestone canyons.Description
Rarely growing to > 15 m in height, the tree has exfoliating orangish bark. The ovate leaves are coriaceoeus, < 9.6 cm in length by 4.6 cm broad, acute at the apex, pinnately veined, on short (2-5 mm) petioles; the colour ranges from dull-green to light-brown. The
apetalous flowers are arranged as short racemes on leafless twigs, sparsely clustered on < 7 mm peduncles. The samarae are < 22 mm by 13 mm, tapering at the base to a < 4 mm stalk, and are shed during June and July Todzia, C. A. & Panero, J. L. (1998). A new species of Ulmus (Ulmaceae) from southern Mexico and a synopsis of the species in Mexico. "Brittonia": Vol 50, (3): 346.] .Cultivation
The tree is not known to be in cultivation.
Pests and diseases
No information available.
Etymology
Named for Mexican botanist and collector Dr
Juan Ismael Calzada , who discovered the tree.References
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