Abstract: The Ulmus androssowii Litw. var. virgata (Planch.) Grudz. from moun-taionus regions of Himalaya and Yunnan, and the Ulmus wilsoniana Schneid. var. subhirsuta Schneid. from south-western Sichuan are very similar. There seen to be no valid character which. separate the two. Therefore, the reduction of Ulmus wilsoniana Schneid, var. subhirsuta Schneid, to Ulmus androssowii Litw. var. virgata (Planch.) Grudz. is reasonable by taxonomists. This variety is easily to be distinguished from type in its densely pubescent branchlets and reddish, red or purplish-red nutlets. However, the Ulmus androssowii Litw. var. virgata (Planch.)Grudz, based on later homonym (Ulmus virgata Planch. 1848 non Roxb. 1832) is an illegitimate name, so the present combination.