Cannabaceae
Celtis

Celtis africana Burm.f.

First published in Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 31 (1768)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula, Comoros, Madagascar. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Comoros, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 3: 1-89. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Launert, E. & Cope, G.V. (eds.) (1991). Flora Zambesiaca 9(6): 1-135. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Masharabu, T., Bigendako, M.J., Lejoly, J., Nkengurutse, J., Noret, N., Bizuru, E. & Bogaert, J. (2010). Etude analytique de la flore et de la végétation du Parc National de la Ruvubu, Burundi. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 4: 834-856.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Polhill, R.M. (1966). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Ulmaceae: 1-14.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Brenan in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 9, 1: 75 (1954).
  • Prod. Fl. Cap. 31 (1768)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Masharabu, T., Bigendako, M.J., Lejoly, J., Nkengurutse, J., Noret, N., Bizuru, E. & Bogaert, J. (2010). Etude analytique de la flore et de la végétation du Parc National de la Ruvubu, Burundi. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 4: 834-856.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by S. Fici [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Brenan in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 9: 75 (1954).
  • Burm. f., Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 31 (1768).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 574, fig. 104 (1961).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 22 (1962).
  • Keay in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 592 (1958).
  • Polhill in Kew Bulletin 19: 139 (1964).
  • Verdoorn in Fl. Pl. Afr. 31, t. 1210 (1956).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1982 [1162] Ethiopia K000442480 Type Yes
Thomerson, A.C.B. [749] K004538459 Yes
Ash, J. (Mrs.) [1963] K004538460 Yes
Bos, J.J. [7586] K004538454 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; K. Vollesen [3491] K004538471 Yes
Welw. [6286] Angola K000243039 Unknown Type Material No
Schult. [196] South Africa K000243050 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burger, W. [952] K004538444 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [6458] K004538442 Yes
Myers, J.G. [11033] K004538433 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [1890] South Africa K000243047 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Watson, R.M. [23788] K004538478 Yes
Jansen, P.C.M. [5183] K004538453 Yes
Drege [8261.b.] 27CPPOO K000243051 Unknown Type Material Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [579] Malawi K000285541 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B10346] K004538474 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [7768] K004538449 Yes
Friis, I.; Lawesson, J. [5361] K004538455 Yes
27CPPOO K000243048 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1697] K004538437 Yes
{R.E. Perdue, Jr.} [6482] K004538450 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [5098] K004538452 Yes
[1566] 27CPPOO K000243054 Unknown Type Material Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; K. Vollesen [3953] K004538469 Yes
Ash [1539] Ethiopia K:SPC-35709.000 No
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.; Hassan, A. [8956] K004538482 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1763] K004538448 Yes
Friis, I.; Hounde, A.; Jacobsen, K. [156] K004538462 Yes
Drege [s.n.] 27CPPOO K000243046 Unknown Type Material Yes
West, O. [5574] K004538445 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H.B. [1170] K004538481 Yes
Luartia-Dillon; [Petit] [91] K004538440 Yes
Tadesse, M.; Kagnew, G.Y. [2543] K004538473 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14592] K004538446 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H.B. [951] K004538476 Yes
Friis, I.; Hounde, A.; Jacobsen, K. [243] K004538461 Yes
Myers, J.G. [10958] K004538434 Yes
Yalala, A.M. [152] Botswana K000285539 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; K. Vollesen [3953] K004538472 Yes
Schimper [889] K004538436 Yes
Chaffey, D.R. [500] K004538463 Yes
Burger, W. [2415] K004538429 Yes
Welw. [6307] Angola K000243037 Unknown Type Material Yes
Howard, W.J. [IM31] K004538432 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; K. Vollesen [3952] K004538470 Yes
Friis, I.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [14381] K004538465 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [1959] K004538479 Yes
Burger, W. [2587] K004538430 Yes
Friis, I.; Crawford, F.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew [14062] K004538464 Yes
Tadesse, M.; Kagnew, G.Y. [2542] K004538467 Yes
Schimper [s.n.] K004538439 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [7222] K004538466 Yes
{R. E. Perdue, Jr.} [6482] K004538431 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [7747] K004538441 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3432] Botswana K000285540 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B11088] K004538480 Yes
Welwitch [6308] Angola K000243038 Unknown Type Material Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [9845] K004538443 Yes
Le Houérou, H.N.L. [01-02] K004538456 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [7040] K004538468 Yes
Drege [8261.a.] 27CPPOO K000243049 Unknown Type Material No
Gillett, J.B. [5240] K004538451 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [10271] K004538457 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [1362] K004538435 Yes
Ash, J. (Mrs.) [1539] K004538447 Yes
Ash [1963] Ethiopia K:SPC-35536.000 No
Zeyher [570] 27CPPOO K000243052 Unknown Type Material Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [1014] K004538475 Yes
Pichi-Sermolli, R. [1685] K004538438 Yes
Ironside Wood, J.R. [S/73/41] K004538477 Yes
Haugen, T. [78] K004538458 Yes

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