Ulmus glabra 'Nitida'

Ulmus glabra 'Nitida'
'Nitida' leaf and samarae, from tree on Lilla Karlsö, Gotland, Sweden [1]
SpeciesUlmus glabra
Cultivar'Nitida'
OriginSweden

The wych elm cultivar Ulmus glabra 'Nitida' [:'shining', an allusion to the smooth upper surface of the leaves[2]], the smooth glossy-leaved wych, was described by Fries from specimens collected by P. C. Afzelius in 1841 on the island of Stora Karlsö, Sweden,[1] as Ulmus montana nitida, in Novitiae Florae Suecicae: continuatio, sistens Mantissam III: 20 (1842).[3][4][5] The Novitiae Florae Gotlandicae (1844) confirmed U. montana f. nitida Fr. as present on the islands of Stora Karlsö and neighbouring Lilla Karlsö off Gotland, Sweden, but did not report it from Gotland proper.[6][1] A Stora Karlsö specimen from the Herbarium E. Fries is preserved in the Botanical Museum of Uppsala.[1] The tree was listed by Rehder as U. glabra Huds. f. nitida (1915),[3][7] a designation adopted by Krüssmann (1984), the latter copying Rehder's 'Norway' provenance error.[5]

A smooth-leaved wych occasionally appeared in collections outside Scandinavia.[8] Syme in English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants. Volume VIII (1868) included an U. montana var. nitida.[9]

U. minor is present on Gotland,[10] leaving open the possibility that Fries's Ulmus montana nitida was not pure wych.

  1. ^ a b c d Johansson, K (1921). "Was ist unter dem Namen Ulmus montana With. var. nitida Fr. zu verstehen". Botaniska Notiser. 1: 71–75. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners : over 3000 plant names explained and explored. London: Mitchell Beazley. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-84533-731-5.
  3. ^ a b Rehder, Alfred (1915). "Neue order kritische Gehölze". Mitteilungen der Deutschen Dendrologischen Gesellschaft. 24: 215–219. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  4. ^ Hartman, Handb. Scand., Fl. Aufl. 11. I. 344 (1879)
  5. ^ a b Krüssmann, Gerd, Manual of Cultivated Broad-Leaved Trees & Shrubs (1984 vol. 3)
  6. ^ Afzelius, Petrus Conrad (1844). Novitiae florae Gotlandicae (PDF). Upsala. p. 9. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. ^ Rehder, Alfred. "Ulmaceae". Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs hardy in the cooler temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts: The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. pp. 135–143. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ley1910 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Sowerby, James (1868). English botany, or, Coloured figures of British plants. Vol. 8. p. 142. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  10. ^ Ulmus minor in Gotland, Sweden: ulmen-handbuch.de