Zelkova abelicea

Taxobox
name = "Zelkova abelicea"


status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Plantae
phylum = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Ulmaceae
genus = "Zelkova"
species = "Z. abelicea"
binomial = "Zelkova abelicea"
binomial_authority = (Lam.) Boiss.
synonyms =

"Zelkova abelicea" is a shrub or tree in the Ulmaceae family, growing to a height of 1-10m. It is endemic to the Greek island of Crete at altitudes between 850 and 1800m. It is threatened by habitat loss, overgrazing and wildfires.

ource

* Fielding, J. & Turland, N.; Mathew, B. (ed.), 2005. Flowers of Crete. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
* Turland, N. J., Chilton, L. & Press, J. R., 1993. Flora of the Cretan area: annotated checklist & atlas [2nd impression, 1995, with printing errors corrected] . The Natural History Museum and HMSO, London.
* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/30319/all "Zelkova abelicea"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 24 August 2007.