Pteroceltis tatarinowii

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, PA.

Pteroceltis tatarinowii
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

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  Leaf detail of Pteroceltis tatarinowii.
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  Another view of the specimen at the Morris Arboretum.
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  A close-up including the sign with history of the tree.
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  Bark detail of Pteroceltis tatarinowii.