Pteroceltis

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'Pteroceltis' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/pteroceltis/). Accessed 2024-04-19.

Family

Ulmaceae

Species in genus

Pteroceltis tatarinowii

Glossary

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Pteroceltis' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/pteroceltis/). Accessed 2024-04-19.

Pteroceltis tatarinowii foliage, with leaves resembling a Celtis (Jardin Botanique Strasbourg, France, 25 August 2013). Image © Jan De Langhe - Arboretum Wespelaar.

Closely allied to Celtis, it is very distinct in its winged fruits, which more resemble those of Ulmus, but their arrangement singly in the leaf-axils of the shoots of the year make the tree very distinct from the elms. This is the only species of the genus known.

The broadly winged nut of Pteroceltis tatarinowii (Jardin Botanique Strasbourg, France, 25 August 2013). Image © Jan De Langhe - Arboretum Wespelaar.

Pteroceltis tatarinowii has formed a small, multi-stemmed tree at Kew. September 2011. Image John Anderson.

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