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Ulmaceae
ELM FAMILY


Ulmaceae
Habit: Tree. Leaf: simple, alternate, 2-ranked; veins pinnate; stipules deciduous. Flower: radial; sepals 4--9, free to fused; corolla 0; stamens 4--9, opposite sepals; ovary superior, chamber 1, ovule 1, style branches 2. Fruit: 2-winged nutlet.
Genera In Family: 7 genera, +- 60 species: temperate to tropics; some cultivated for ornament (Ulmus, Zelkova), used for wood (especially Ulmus). Note: Celtis moved to Cannabaceae.
Jepson eFlora Author: Alan T. Whittemore
Reference: Sytsma et al. 2002 Ann Missouri Bot Gard 89:1531--1546
Unabridged Reference: Elias 1970 J Arnold Arbor 51:18--40
Scientific Editor: Bruce G. Baldwin.
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Citation for this treatment: Alan T. Whittemore 2012, Ulmaceae, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=278, accessed on April 18, 2024.

Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2024, Jepson eFlora, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/, accessed on April 18, 2024.