''Pteroceltis tatarinowii'' a species of

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endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

and the only

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member of the genus ''

Pteroceltis ''Pteroceltis'' is a genus of small trees in the family Cannabaceae and containing the living species ''Pteroceltis tatarinowii''. The genus is now restricted to an endemic range in China and Mongolia. The genus has a fossil record which include ...

''. Common names include blue sandalwood, wingceltis, Tatar-wingceltis or qing tan (). Trees grow to 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

File:Leaf Detail of Pteroceltis tatarinowii.jpg, Leaf detail of Pteroceltis tatarinowii. File:Image of a whole tree specimen of Pteroceltis tatarinowii.jpg, Another view of the specimen at the Morris Arboretum. File:Pteroceltis tatarinowii at the Morris Arboretum.jpg, A close-up including the sign with history of the tree. File:Bark of Pteroceltis tatarinowii.jpg, Bark detail of Pteroceltis tatarinowii.

References

* ''Pteroceltis tatarinowii'', Maximowicz, Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg. 18: 293. 1873.
The Plant List entry

eFloras entry

External links

* Cannabaceae Plants described in 1873 Trees of China Endemic flora of China Taxa named by Karl Maximovich {{Rosales-stub