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Celtis pallida Torr.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Cannabaceae > Celtis

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m high. It can form thickets. There are many branches and these have thorns at the base of the leaves. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are irregular shaped at the base and widest at the middle. There are teeth towards the tip. The leaves have a rough coarse upper surface. The flowers are small and pale green. They are in clusters at the base of younger leaves. The fruit are fleshy and yellow to orange. The fruit are 6-8 mm across. There is one large seed.
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Shrubs , to 3 m; crowns rounded. Bark gray, smooth. Branches spreading, flexuous, whitish gray, with thorns, puberulent; thorns single or in pairs, 3-25 mm. Leaf blade ovate to ovate-oblong, to 2-3 × 1.5-2 cm, thickish, margins entire or crenate-dentate, apex rounded to acute; surfaces scabrous. Inflorescences cymes, 3-5-flowered, longer than petiole, flowers mostly staminate on proximal branches, terminal flower bisexual. Drupes orange, yellow, or red, ovoid, 6-7 mm; pedicel 1-2 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.8
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

In deserts, canyons, mesas, washes, foothills, thickets, brushland, and grassland near gravelly or well-drained sandy soil; at elevations from 1,000-1,300 metres.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in desert foothills. It is usually between 400-1,000 m altitude. It needs well drained soil. It can grow in arid places.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit can be eaten raw. They can also be dried. They can be used in pancakes, and cakes. They are used in jams and jellies.
Uses animal food environmental use fiber fuel invertebrate food material medicinal oil timber wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown from cuttings and also by layering or cuttings. Plants should be pruned when dormant in winter.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Habit

Celtis pallida habit picture by Muzzachiodi Norberto (cc-by-sa)
Celtis pallida habit picture by Muzzachiodi Norberto (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Celtis pallida leaf picture by Muzzachiodi Norberto (cc-by-sa)
Celtis pallida leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Celtis pallida fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Celtis pallida world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Celtis pallida threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:51204-2
WFO ID wfo-0000593678
COL ID S4T7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Celtis azcurrensis Celtis bonplandiana Celtis lancifolia Momisia lancifolia Celtis flexuosa var. glabrifolia Celtis spinosa var. pallida Celtis tala var. pallida Celtis tala f. obtusata Celtis tala f. subpilosa Celtis tala f. subtomentosa Celtis pallida var. pallida Celtis pallida subsp. pallida Celtis ehrenbergiana var. discolor Celtis pallida

Lower taxons

Celtis pallida var. discolor
WorldFloraDB 2024