- Ulmus glaucescens var. lasiocarpa
Taxobox
status = LC
name = "Ulmus glaucescens" var. "lasiocarpa"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Rosales
familia =Ulmaceae
genus = "Ulmus "
species = "Ulmus glaucescens "
trinomial = "Ulmus glaucescens" var. "lasiocarpa"
trinomial_authority = Rehder"Ulmus glaucescens" var. "lasiocarpa" Rehder, named the Hairy-fruited Glaucescent Elm in the
USA , is found along rivers and mountain slopes at elevations between 2500 m - 2600 m in the provinces ofHebei ,Henan ,Liaoning ,Nei Mongol ,Ningxia , easternQinghai , andShanxi .Description
The variety is distinguished by a "samara densely pubescent when young, with scattered hairs when mature. Fl. and fr. March - May."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
The tree was heavily damaged by the Elm Leaf Beetle "
Xanthogaleruca luteola " in trials inOklahoma [http://www.sunshinenursery.com/survey.htm] .Cultivation
The tree is not known to have been introduced to
Europe but specimens are grown inNorth America , and inAustralia Spencer, R., Hawker, J. and Lumley, P. (1991). "Elms in Australia". Australia: Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. ISBN 0724199624.] in cool, humid montane conditions nearAdelaide . There are no knowncultivar s of this taxon, nor is it known to be available from any nurseries.Accessions
North America
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Morton Arboretum ,Illinois , acc. no. 537-76, raised from seed sent by theBeijing Botanical Garden .Australasia
*
Mount Lofty Botanic Garden , Piccadilly,South Australia . One tree, raised from seed sent by the Beijing Botanical Garden, planted out c.1984 , and 4.5 m high with ad.b.h. of 30 cm in2008 .References
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