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Ulmus changii var. kunmingensis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ulmaceae

Species
  
Ulmus changii

Order
  
Rosales

Genus
  
Ulmus

Rank
  
Variety

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Ulmus changii var. changii

Ulmus changii var. kunmingensis [2], occasionally referred to as the Kunming Elm, is endemic to montane forests at elevations of 600–1800 m in the provinces of Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan.

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Description

The variety is distinguished by "branchlets occasionally with swelling and irregularly longitudinally fissured corky layers. Leaf blade abaxially with tufted hairs in the axil of the veins. Flowers on mixed buds, scattered in basal or sub-basal bract axils of young branches. Fl. and fr. same as for autonym variety but slightly earlier in season".

Pests and diseases

No information available.

Cultivation

The tree is not known to be in cultivation beyond China.

References

Ulmus changii var. kunmingensis Wikipedia