Cannabaceae FAMILY

Celtis africana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The pollen has been recorded as an allergen[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Botanical Description

Celtis africana is a deciduous shrub or a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall, occasionally to 40 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 15 metres, though it is often low-branching. It is up to 90cm in diameter, often slightly fluted but usually without buttresses[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of timber. The tree is commonly planted as ornamental shade tree and roadside tree[299

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - mainly in the east, but extending from Liberia to Somalia and Arabia, south to Angola and S. Africa.

HabitatNot common but widely distributed at medium to higher elevation in evergreen rainforests, wooded ravines, riverine fringes and on rocky outcrops in high rainfall areas, sometimes on termite mounds; coastal forests in S. Africa; elevations to 2,000 m[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].