Celtis africana
Rough-leaved white-stinkwood
Summary 4
Celtis africana (White Stinkwood) is a tree in the family Cannabaceae. The species is common across large areas of the South and East of Southern Africa, ranging from a tall forest tree to a medium-sized tree in bushveld and open country, to a shrub on rocky soil.
Botanical description 5
Bole: Straight. Fluted/slightly buttressed. Small/medium/large. To 30 m. Bark: Pale grey. Smooth/flaking in patches. Slash: Cream with layers of red; discolouring orange. Leaf: Simple. Alternate. Petiole: 0.4 - 0.8 cm. Lamina: Medium. 5 - 17 × 2 - 8 cm. Oblong/elliptic/ovate/lanceolate. Cuneate/rounded. Asymmetrical. 3-nerved. Acuminate. Entire/serrate. Glabrous. Domatia: Absent. Glands: Absent. Stipules: Present. Small. Falling. Linear. 0.2 - 0.6 cm. Thorns & Spines: Absent. Flower: Axillary cymes. Monoecious/dioecious. Flowers small and greenish. Fruit: Dark yellow. Conic-ovoid fleshy drupe. 0.4 - 0.6 × 0.3 - 0.5 cm.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/12/120060-1.jpg
- (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/12/120060-3.jpg
- (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/12/120070-2.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtis_africana
- Adapted by Patrick Furtado from a work by (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/23285147
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Catalogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
