| Pteroceltis tatarinowii | |
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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. | |
Pteroceltis tatarinowii a species oftreeendemic toChina and the onlyextant member of the genusPteroceltis.[1] Common names includeblue sandalwood,wingceltis, Tatar-wingceltis orqing tan (Chinese:青檀;pinyin:qīngtán). Trees grow to 20 m (66 ft) tall and are used for timber, the bark fiber to makeXuan 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 theMorris Arboretum outside of Philadelphia, PA.
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