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.

Tanzania: 0 taxa.

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Flora of Angola: Celtis
Flora of Botswana: Celtis
Flora of Burundi: Celtis
Flora of the DRC: Celtis
Flora of Kenya: Celtis
Flora of Malawi: Celtis
Flora of Mozambique: Celtis
Flora of Rwanda: Celtis
Flora of Uganda: Celtis
Flora of Zambia: Celtis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Celtis
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Celtis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Celtis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Celtis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Celtis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Celtis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Celtis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Celtis
JSTOR Plant Science: Celtis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Celtis
Plants of the World Online: Celtis
Tropicos: Celtis
Wikipedia: Celtis

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