Pteroceltis tatarinowii
Species of flowering plant
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Pteroceltis tatarinowii a species of tree endemic to China and the only extant member of the genus Pteroceltis.[1] Common names include blue sandalwood, wingceltis, Tatar-wingceltis or qing tan (Chinese: 青檀; pinyin: qīngtán). Trees grow to 20 m (66 ft) tall and are used for timber, the bark fiber to make Xuan paper, and oil is extracted from its seeds.[2] Seeds were collected and brought to America by Frank Meyer and given to the USDA in 1907. One of those seeds grew into a mature tree at the Morris Arboretum outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Cannabaceae |
| Genus: | Pteroceltis |
| Species: | P. tatarinowii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim. | |
Gallery
Leaf detail
Another view of the specimen at the Morris Arboretum
A close-up including the sign with history of the tree
Bark detail
