Diospyros andamanica

Diospyros andamanica is a tree in the Ebenaceae family. It grows up to 20 metres (70 ft) tall. Twigs are rusty brown or blackish. Inflorescences bear up to 30 or more flowers. The fruits are roundish to ellipsoid, up to 3 cm (1 in) in diameter. The tree is named after the Andaman Islands. Habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests from sea-level to 700 metres (2,300 ft) altitude. D. andamanica is found in the Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

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Ulmus laevis 'Punctata'

The European White Elm cultivar Ulmus laevis 'Punctata' was first mentioned by Schelle in Beissner et al. Laubholz-Benennung 87, 1903 as U. effusa (: laevis) f. punctata, but without description.

Description

Schneider later described it in Ill. Handb. Laubh. 1: 213, 1904 as having leaves flecked with white.

Cultivation

The tree was never grown in the UK. Probably extinct.

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