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Cannabaceae

Celtis

Celtis tala Gillies ex Planch.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 10: 310 (1848)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is S. Brazil to N. Argentina. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

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Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Brazil South, Uruguay

Heterotypic Synonyms

Celtis cinerea Torr. in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot.: t. 50 (1859)
Celtis sellowiana Miq. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 4(1): 179 (1853)
Celtis spinosa var. weddelliana (Planch.) Baehni in Candollea 7: 204 (1936)
Celtis tala var. gilliesiana Planch. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 17: 191 (1873)
Celtis tala var. sellowiana (Miq.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 294 (1898)
Celtis tala var. weddelliana Planch. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 17: 191 (1873)
Celtis weddelliana (Planch.) Romanczuk in Hickenia 1: 7 (1976)
Mertensia tala Wedd. ex Planch. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 17: 191 (1873), not validly publ.
Mertensia texana Trécul ex Planch. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 17: 191 (1873), not validly publ.
Momisia integrifolia Wedd. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 18: 196 (1852)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Rosales

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Family
Cannabaceae

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Genus
Celtis

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Species
Celtis tala

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Henrickson, J. (2010). Comments on a revision of Celtis subgenus Mertensia (Celtidaceae) and the recognition of Celtis pallida. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 4: 287-293.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Celtis ehrenbergiana.]

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

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Kew Data Portal Occurrences

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1
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EBC Common Names
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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