WorldFloraDB - Celtis toka

Characteristics

It is a shrub or small tree. It grows 18-25 m tall. It often has buttresses. The bark is light grey and smooth. The crown can be long or spreading. It develops branches low down on the trunk. The trunk can be 1-1.5 m across. The leaves are oval and 4-8 cm long by 2.5-4.5 cm wide. They taper to the tip and are slightly unequal at the base. Young leaves can have teeth along the edge. The fruit is fleshy and a flattened round shape. They are 1 cm long. They are yellow to orange and hairy.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination	-
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	1.5
Mature height (meter)	24.38 - 25.0
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Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Dry riverine forest; savannah; deciduous woodland; pool sides; dry sandy ground; rocky hills; along temporary streams; open forest on sand; sandy-clayey hollows; gregarious in high rainfall savannah; at elevations from 375-1,220 metres.

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It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry soils. It grows in areas with an annual rainfall below 400 mm. It can grow in arid places. It also grows in dry forest near rivers. It grows from 350-1,200 m above sea level.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The fruit are eaten as a dessert fruit. The leaves are used as a flavouring. They are added to salads and soups.

Uses	animal food environmental use fiber food food additive fuel gene source material medicinal social use wood
Edible	fruits leaves
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°)	-7
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