Celtis caucasica Willd.

Caucasian hackberry (en), Micocoulier de Provence (fr), Micocoulier austral (fr), Falabreguier (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Cannabaceae > Celtis

Characteristics

A tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grow 15 m high. The branches are slender and hang downwards. The young shoots are hairy. The leaves are 4-10 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The base is unequal and it tapers to the tip. The flowers are small and pale green. The fruit is fleshy and 7 mm across. They are reddish-brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 17.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry stony bluffs, rocks, ravines etc and occasionally as undergrowth in clearings.
More
It is a temperate plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture 4-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses dye fiber medicinal oil wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Celtis caucasica unspecified picture

Distribution

Celtis caucasica world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and South Africa

Conservation status

Celtis caucasica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:851016-1
WFO ID wfo-0000593463
COL ID S4N8
BDTFX ID 14955
INPN ID 89469
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Celtis arcata Celtis caucasica Celtis inglisii Celtis australis subsp. caucasica Celtis caucasica var. caudata Celtis caucasica subsp. caudata