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Celtis lindheimeri Engelm. ex K.Koch

Lindheimer's hackberry (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Cannabaceae > Celtis

Characteristics

Trees , to 12 m; trunks to 15 dm diam; crowns widely spreading, much branched. Bark with corky warts. Branches without thorns, spreading to pendulous, smooth; young branches and twigs villous-pubescent. Leaves: petiole 3-4(-11) mm. Leaf blade ovate to ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 4-9 × 2-5 cm, leathery, base rounded to cordate, margins entire or with a few serrations, apex obtuse to acute or shortly acuminate; surfaces abaxially white-tomentose, adaxially dark green, scabrous. Inflorescences erect dense clusters, 2-9-flowered, at base of leaves. Drupes light brown, globose, 7-9 mm diam., smooth. Seeds ovoid, prominently 4-ribbed, reticulate.
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A small tree with many branches. The crown is broad and irregular. It grows 9 m high. The bark is brown, thick and smooth but becomes lumpy with age. The trunk is 15 cm across. The leaves are in 2 rows. They are 4-7 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are narrowly oval. There are 3 main veins and the base is unequal. The leaves are thick and grey-green above and paler with soft hairs underneath. The flowers are 3 mm wide and pale green.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) 0.15
Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Environment

Rich bottom lands and on low adjacent hills of streams in Texas. Ravines and brushlands; at elevations from 100-200 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows along streams in limestone hills. It grows between 300-600 m altitude in Mexico.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses fiber food material oil timber wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Distribution

Celtis lindheimeri world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Celtis lindheimeri threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305661-2
WFO ID wfo-0000593611
COL ID 92XSP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Celtis helleri Celtis lindheimeri
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