''Ulmus'' × ''brandisiana'' Melville & Heybroek is a naturally occurring elm hybrid found across the

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

region, arising from the crossing of ''

Ulmus chumlia ''Ulmus chumlia'' is a small deciduous tree endemic to the Himalaya from the Kashmir to central Nepal,Anisko, T. (2006). On the trail of the Himalayan elms. ''Plant exploration for Longwood Gardens''. 19–23. Timber Press. and the provinces ...

'' and the Himalayan elm, ''

Ulmus wallichiana ''Ulmus wallichiana'' Planch., the Himalayan elm, also known as the Kashmir elm and Bhutan elm, is a mountain tree ranging from central Nuristan in Afghanistan, through northern Pakistan and northern India to western Nepal at elevations of 800&n ...

''. The hybrid was formally recognized by Melville and Heybroek after the latter's expedition there in 1960.Melville, R. & Heybroek, H. M. (1971). The Elms of the Himalaya. ''Kew Bulletin'' Vol. 26 (1). Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, London.

Description

The leaves are intermediate in shape between the two parents.

Pests and diseases

Not known.

Cultivation

The tree is not known to have been introduced to the West.

Etymology

The tree is named for Sir

Dietrich Brandis Sir Dietrich Brandis (31 March 1824 – 28 May 1907) was a German-British botanist and forestry academic and administrator, who worked with the British Imperial Forestry Service in colonial India for nearly 30 years. He joined the British civil ...

, the first Inspector General of Forests appointed to the sub-continent, and author of ''Indian Trees'' published in 1906. The name was earlier used by

Schneider Schneider may refer to: Hospital * Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel People * Schneider (surname) Companies and organizations * G. Schneider & Sohn, a Bavarian brewery company * Schneider Rundfunkwerke AG, the former owner of th ...

as the specific name for what was later sunk as a subspecies ( ''xanthoderma'') of the Himalayan Elm ''U. wallichiana''. To add to the confusion, specimens of what was later named ''U. chumlia'' were treated as ''U. brandisiana'' by

Augustine Henry Augustine Henry (2 July 1857 – 23 March 1930) was a British-born Irish plantsman and sinologist. He is best known for sending over 15,000 dry specimens and seeds and 500 plant samples to Kew Gardens in the United Kingdom. By 1930, he was a rec ...

References

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