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Genus: Celtis (White stinkwood and Nettle tree genus) Life
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Chloroplastida
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Eurosid I > Order: Rosales
> Family: Cannabaceae
About 60 species, distributed worldwide in tropical and
temperate regions; four species are native to southern Africa and a further
four species are cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002). According to Palgrave & Palgrave
(2002), Celtis australis and Celtis sinensis are planted as garden
trees and hybridising with Celtis africana with hybrids germinating
freely, especially noticeable in Gauteng.
Celtis australis (Nettle tree)
Native from southern Europe to western Asia. |
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Celtis laevigata (Sugarberry)
Native to southern USA. |
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Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
Native to the USA and Canada. |
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Celtis sinensis (Chinese nettle tree)
Native to China and Japan. |
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