Pteroceltis tatarinowii

Pteroceltis tatarinowii a species of tree endemic to China and the only extant member of the genus Pteroceltis.[1] 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.[2] 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.

Pteroceltis tatarinowii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Pteroceltis
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Species:
P. tatarinowii
Binomial name
Pteroceltis tatarinowii
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  • Leaf detail of Pteroceltis tatarinowii.
    Leaf detail of Pteroceltis tatarinowii.
  • Another view of the specimen at the Morris Arboretum.
    Another view of the specimen at the Morris Arboretum.
  • A close-up including the sign with history of the tree.
    A close-up including the sign with history of the tree.
  • Bark detail of Pteroceltis tatarinowii.
    Bark detail of Pteroceltis tatarinowii.

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Introduction to the Xuan Paper Making in Anhui China". China Culture Tour.com. 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-17.


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