Cannabaceae FAMILY

Celtis latifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Celtis latifolia is a tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be unbranched for around 14 - 25 metres, around 50 - 80cm in diameter with plank-like buttressed up to 200cm tall, 250cm out and 6cm wide[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The tree is harvested from the wild on a commercial basis fr its wood, which is exported.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines to eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands

HabitatA canopy tree in primary and secondary forests, usually on sandy clay soils; at elevations up to 400 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].