Planera aquatica J.F.Gmel.

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Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Ulmaceae > Planera

Characteristics

Leaves: petiole 3-6 mm. Leaf blade 3-8 × (2-)2.5(-4) cm. Flowers: if bisexual, ovary stalked, 1-locular, ovoid, tubercular; styles 2, reflexed. Fruits stalked, compressed, ca. 8 mm, leathery, hirtellous, covered with irregular warty excrescences. Seeds ovoid.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 13.7 - 15.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 3-7
Soil humidity 5-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Demulcent (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Tea (unspecified), Urogenital (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Scurvy (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Planera aquatica world distribution map, present in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America

Conservation status

Planera aquatica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305500-2
WFO ID wfo-0000475766
COL ID 77N6S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ulmus campestris Planera aquatica Planera gmelinii Planera americana Ulmus aquatica Planera ulmifolia Abelicea aquatica