Plant Family


Ulmaceae

Family CN: Elm Family
Family Code: ULMACE
Family Parent: [in ROSALES]
Family Authority: de Mirbel 1815
Summary: As here circumscribed (excluding Celtis and relatives), a family of 6-7 genera and about 35 species, of temperate, subtropical, and boreal Northern Hemisphere, rarely extending into the Southern Hemisphere). Zavada & Kim (1996) discuss compelling reasons to remove Celtis from the Ulmaceae.
Reference: Sherman-Broyles, Barker, & Schulz in FNA (1997); Zavada & Kim (1996); Todzia in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). [also see CANNABACEAE]
Last Updated: 2020-01-01
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