Cannabaceae
Celtis

Celtis zenkeri Engl.

First published in Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 22 (1902)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to SW. Ethiopia and Angola. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. 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.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Polhill, R.M. (1966). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Ulmaceae: 1-14.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 1: 27, t. 1, 5
  • Hauman in Fl. Congo Belge 1: 45.
  • —F.T.A. 6, 2: 6

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Engl. in A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(1): 12 (1915).
  • Engl. in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 3: 22 (1900)
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 2: 251 (1952).
  • Hauman in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 1: 45 (1948).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 625 (1949).
  • Keay in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 592 (1958).
  • Polhill in Kew Bulletin 19: 141 (1964).
  • Rendle in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(2): 6 (1916).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 1: 44 (1948).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 435, fig. 91a (1952).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [214] Cameroon K000197965 No
Gérard [199] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538369 Yes
Tisserant, R.P. [1775] Congo, Republic of the K004538367 Yes
Stuhlmann [8703] Tanzania K000442483 Type Yes
Herman [2188] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538366 Yes
van der Ben, D. [1294] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538368 Yes
Letouzey, R. [12155] Cameroon K004538346 Yes
Leontovitch [78] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538355 Yes
Wagemans, J. [965] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538360 Yes
Gilbert [1833] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538361 Yes
Letouzey, R. [5198] Cameroon K004538348 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6227] Cameroon K004538347 Yes
[Terese Hart] [216] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538372 Yes
Gilbert [1591] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538363 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [2425] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538354 Yes
Compère, P. [911] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538359 Yes
Gilbert [1595] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538364 Yes
Lisowski, S. [44851] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538371 Yes
Letouzey, R. [2675] Cameroon K004538345 Yes
Vermoesen, F.M.C. [1878] K004538356 Yes
Mildbraed [[8013]] Cameroon K004538352 Yes
Gilbert [1833] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538373 Yes
Mildbraed, J. [8794] Cameroon K004538350 Yes
Zenker; Staudt [9] Cameroon K000442481 Type Yes
Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] K004538351 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [5825] Cameroon K004538344 Yes
s.coll. [2091] K004538353 Yes
Welw. [6285] Angola K000243041 Isotype Yes
Letouzey, R. [2292] Cameroon K004538349 Yes
Gilbert [1595] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538375 Yes
Liben, L. [3885] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538358 Yes
Styles, B.T. [138] Uganda K:SPC-25694.007 No
Harris, D.J.; Michael Fay, J. [1964] Central African Republic K004538376 Yes
Soyaux, H. [202] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000442482 Type Yes
Gilbert [1833] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538362 Yes
Toussaint, L. [359] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538370 Yes
Bequaert [3301] K000243033 Type No
Vermoesen, F.M.C. [1878] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538365 Yes
Dubois, J. [181] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538357 Yes
Toussaint [2128] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004538374 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0