Zelkova

Zelkova serrata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Ulmaceae
Genus: Zelkova
Species: Z. abelicea – Z. carpinifolia – Z. schneideriana – Z. serrata – Z. sicula – Z. sinica – Z. × verschaffeltii 

Name

Zelkova Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 356 (1841), nom. cons.

• Type species: Zelkova crenata Spach, nom. illeg. (= Zelkova carpinifolia (Pall.) K.Koch).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Zelkoua Van Houtte, Hort. Belge 1: 104 (1833).
• Heterotypic
  • Abelicea Rchb., Consp. Regn. Veg.: 84 (1828), nom. rej.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Czechoslovakia (introduced). Regional: Southeastern Europe Kriti, Sicilia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Russian Far East Kuril Islands. Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Turkey. Regional: China China South-Central, Manchuria, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Taiwan. Continental: Northern America Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. New York (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Spach, É. 1841. Note sur les Planera. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, sér. 2, 15: 349–359. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Zelkova in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Zelkova. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Nov 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Zelkova. Published online. Accessed: 28 Nov 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Zelkova. Accessed: 28 Nov 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Zelkova. Accessed: 2023 Nov 28.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Zelkova in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Chinese, Cretan, Sicilian and Japanese Elms
suomi: Selkovat

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