| Pteroceltis tatarinowii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Cannabaceae |
| Genus: | Pteroceltis |
| Species: | P. tatarinowii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim. | |
Pteroceltis tatarinowii a species of tree endemic to China and the only extant member of the genus Pteroceltis. Common names include blue sandalwood, wingceltis, Tatar-wingceltis or qing tan (Chinese: 青檀; pinyin: qīngtán). Trees grow to 20 m (66 ft) tall and are used for timber, the bark fiber to make Xuan paper, and oil is extracted from its seeds. Seeds were collected and brought to America by Frank Meyer and given to the USDA in 1907. One of those seeds grew into a mature tree at the Morris Arboretum outside of Philadelphia, PA.
Gallery
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Leaf detail of Pteroceltis tatarinowii.
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Another view of the specimen at the Morris Arboretum.
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A close-up including the sign with history of the tree.
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Bark detail of Pteroceltis tatarinowii.
References
- Zhang, Y.; Wang, G.; Zhou, J.; Zhou, X.; Li, P.; Wang, Z. (2019). "The first complete chloroplast genome sequence of Pteroceltis tatarinowii (Ulmaceae), an endangered tertiary relict tree endemic to China". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 4: 487–488. doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1544861.
- "Introduction to the Xuan Paper Making in Anhui China". China Culture Tour.com. 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- Pteroceltis tatarinowii, Maximowicz, Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg. 18: 293. 1873.
- The Plant List entry
- eFloras entry
External links
Media related to Pteroceltis tatarinowii at Wikimedia Commons
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