Celtis africana

Celtis africana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Cannabaceae
Genus: Celtis
Species: Celtis africana

Name

Celtis africana Burm.f., Fl. Indica, 31 (1768)

Synonyms

• Celtis burmannii Planch.
• Celtis eriantha E. Mey. ex Planch.
• Celtis henriquezii Engl.
• Celtis holtzii Engl.
• Celtis kraussiana Bernh.
• Celtis kraussiana var. stolzii Peter
• Celtis opegrapha Planch.
• Celtis rhamnifolia Presl
• Celtis vesiculosa Hochst. ex Planch.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.), Lesotho, Swaziland, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional: Tropical Africa Guinea, Ghana, Cameroon, South Sudan, Central African Republic, D.R. Congo (Zaire), Uganda, Botswana Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Comoros (Mayotte, etc.) Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia (Asir), N-Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Burman, N.L. 1768. Flora Indica: cui accedit series zoophytorum indicorum, nec non prodromus florae capensis. pp. [i–vii], [1]–241 [242 = Elenchus tabularum] [1–17], [1] 1*, 2–28, 25 [bis]–28 [bis], pls 1–21, 21*, 22–67. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden], Amstelaedami [Amsterdam]: apud Cornelium Haek, apud Johannem Schreuderum. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Celtis africana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 08. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Celtis africana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Celtis africana. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 08 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Celtis africana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Aug. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Celtis africana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Witstinkhout
English: White stinkwood

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