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elm family
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elm family

Ulmaceae

The Ulmaceae /ʌlˈmeɪsiː/ are a family of flowering plant that includes the elms (genus Ulmus), and the zelkovas (genus Zelkova). Members of the family are widely distributed throughout the north temperate zone, and have a scattered distribution elsewhere except for Australasia.

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7 branches of this family, most-observed first

elms

genusUlmus

Zelkovas

genusZelkova

Holoptelea

genusHoloptelea

water elms

genusPlanera

Phyllostylon

genusPhyllostylon

Hemiptelea

genusHemiptelea

Ampelocera

genusAmpelocera

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