Ulmus bergmanniana var. bergmanniana

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Ulmus bergmanniana var. bergmanniana
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Ulmaceae
Genus: Ulmus
Species: Ulmus bergmanniana
Trinomial name
Ulmus bergmanniana var. bergmanniana
L. K. Fu

U. bergmanniana var. bergmanniana L. K. Fu is distinguished by Fu (2002) as having "Leaf blade adaxially densely hirsute when young; (later) glabrescent with tufted hairs only remaining in axil of veins. Flowers and fruits February - April". The tree is endemic to mountain slopes between 1500 m and 2600 m elevation in the provinces of Anhui, Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang [1]. This variety is not known to be in cultivation in Europe or North America. There are no known cultivars of this taxon, nor is it known to be available from any nurseries.

[edit] References

  1. ^ 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. ISBN-10: 1930723407 [1]