1898.000 Celtis L.

Description of the genus

Trees or shrubs, without spines (in ours). Stipules free. Leaves alternate; the margin entire or the lower half or one-third entire. Flowers in small axillary clusters or solitary, bisexual or unisexual. Perianth segments 4(-5), spreading. Stamens 4(-5).

Worldwide: 100 species, mostly tropical.

Mozambique: 4 taxa.

Celtis mildbraedii

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
africana Burm. f.MS,GI,MDescription, Image
gomphophylla BakerMSDescription, Image
mildbraedii Engl.Z,MSDescription, Image
philippensis BlancoMS

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Flora of Botswana: Celtis
Flora of Malawi: Celtis
Flora of Zambia: Celtis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Celtis
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Celtis

External websites:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Celtis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Celtis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Celtis
Wikipedia: Celtis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Celtis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Celtis

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Celtis.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=463, retrieved 21 March 2023

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