Ulmaceae

Cretan zelkova

Zelkova abelicea (Lam.) Boiss.

Family: Ulmaceae
Genus: Zelkova

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Cretan zelkova: Zelkova abelicea , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK — Photo: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)

Arabic: زلكوفا أبيلية
arz: زلكوفا ابيليه
English: Cretan zelkova
Finnish: Kreetanselkova
German: Kretische Zelkove
Greek: Αμπελιτσιά
Portuguese: Abelícea
Ukrainian: Дзельква критська

Synonyms

Abelicea cretica Raf.
Abelicea cretica Sm.
Planera abelicea (Lam.) Schult.
Quercus abelicea Lam.
Quercus cretensis Lam. ex Steud.
Ulmus abelicea (Lam.) Sm.
Zelkova crenata var. cretica Spach
Zelkova cretica Spach

Photos

Photo: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Beckmann Sabine, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.