- Celtis sinensis
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Celtis sinensis 
A Chinese Hackberry at Yuelu Academy Conservation status Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Cannabaceae Genus: Celtis Species: C. sinensis Binomial name Celtis sinensis
Pers.[1]Celtis sinensis (English: Chinese Hackberry; Chinese: 朴树) is a species of flowering plant in the hemp family, Cannabaceae, that is native to slopes in East Asia.[2]
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Description
It is a tree that grows to 20 m tall, with deciduous leaves and gray bark . The fruit is a globose drupe, 5–7(–8) mm in diameter. Flowering occurs in March–April, and fruiting in September–October.[2]
Taxonomy
Synonyms include: Celtis bodinieri H. Léveillé; C. bungeana var. pubipedicella G. H. Wang; C. cercidifolia C. K. Schneider; C. hunanensis Handel-Mazzetti; C. japonica Planch.;[1] C. labilis C. K. Schneider; C. nervosa Hemsley; C. tetrandra Roxburgh subsp. sinensis (Persoon) Y. C. Tang.
Distribution, habitat and uses
Native to slopes at altitudes of 100–1500 m in Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Henan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Zhejiang, and Sichuan provinces of China, as well as Japan, Taiwan, and Korea[2]. It is a naturalized non-invasive species in North America. It is a declared noxious weed in many parts of eastern Australia.
As an ornamental plant it is used in classical East Asian garden design.
References
- ^ a b "Celtis sinensis Pers.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-03-03. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?9781. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ a b c eFloras, Missouri Botanical Garden & Harvard University Herbaria (FOC Vol. 5, Page 18), Celtis sinensis, http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006313, retrieved 2009
External links
Categories:- Celtis
- Trees of China
- Trees of Japan
- Trees of Korea
- Rosales stubs
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