Ulmus wallichiana Planch.

Himalayan elm (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Ulmaceae > Ulmus

Characteristics

A large tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 30 m tall. The crown is spreading. The leaves are alternate and rough. They have double teeth. The leaves are 8-10 cm long and have 15-20 pairs of parallel veins. There are many flowers and they are 3 mm long. They are in round heads. The fruit are winged and narrowly oval. They are in the axils of fallen leaves. The fruit is a nutlet. It has a papery wing around it. It is 1.5 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Temperate broad-leaved and mixed coniferous forests and moist ravines; at elevations from 1,800-3,000 metres.
More
It grows in temperate oak forests in the Himalayas. It grows between 1,500-3,000 m altitude.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses dye fiber fodder material medicinal wood
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Astringents (bark), Demulcents (bark), Diuretics (bark), Emollients (bark), Expectorants (bark)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Ulmus wallichiana unspecified picture

Distribution

Ulmus wallichiana world distribution map, present in India and Pakistan

Conservation status

Ulmus wallichiana threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:837183-1
WFO ID wfo-0001284765
COL ID 7DG2X
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ulmus laevigata Ulmus villosa Ulmus wallichiana Ulmus wallichiana var. tomentosa

Lower taxons

Ulmus wallichiana subsp. xanthoderma