Ptelea
From Simon Online
Ptelea grece ulmus Stephanus ptelea derdarum arbor cimicum dirdar apud Avicennam.
Apparatus:
Ptelea B ef | Ptella AC {'e' misread as 'l'}
ptelea derdarum (derdanũ e) B e | ptella derdarum AC | dardanũ f
dirdar ABC e | didar f
Translation:
Ptelea is Greek for Latin ulmus {"elm"}. Stephanus gives ptelea the name derdarum, and it is called arbor cimicum {(lit.) "bugs tree"}, and dirdar in Avicenna.
Commentary and botanical identification:
Greek πτελέα /pteléa/ is generally identified as the "common elm", Ulmus glabra Huds. [[1]]
In his Breviarium Stephanus says: Ptelea... dardarũ. ie culicũ arbor [[2]]
For further information see Dirdar, Arbor cimicum.
Wilf Gunther 16/01/14