Cannabaceae FAMILY

Celtis tessmannii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Celtis tessmannii is a tree with a much-branched, rounded crown; it can grow up to 40 metres tall. The bole can be straight or slightly humped-sinuous; it is 70 - 100cm in diameter and either slightly winged at the base or with 4 - 6 buttresses 3 - 5 metres high[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also exported.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Cameroon, southern Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, northern Angola.

HabitatRain-forests; sometimes in half-deciduous forests; sometimes rather abundant[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].