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Celtis africana
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Greystone Park NR
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Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
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Edge of camp site, Chirinda Forest
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Near curio shop, Great Zimbabwe
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| Synonyms: |
Celtis kraussiana Bernh. Celtis rhamnifolia C. Presl |
| Common names: | Common celtis (English) Kamutuna (Shona) Mugara (Shona) Muguru (Shona) Mukonachando (Shona) Musvutaderere (Shona) Umdlawuthu (Ndebele) White stinkwood (English) |
| Description: | Deciduous tree 5-15(-35) m. Bark smooth, pale grey. Spines 0. Stipules 3-8 mm, linear. Leaves: petiole 1-5 mm; lamina 5-10 × 2-6 cm, asymmetrical, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate. Cymes axillary, with 3-many clustered male flowers; uppermost cymes with bisexual flowers. Ovary densely pubescent; styles 1.5-4 mm. Fruits 5-8 mm, yellow or orange, pubescent. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | africana: African |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Africa from West Africa to Sudan and Arabia and southwards to Angola and the Cape Province of South Africa |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Insects associated with this species: | Charaxes cithaeron cithaeron (Food plant) Libythea labdaca laius (Food plant) Pseudobunaea tyrrhena (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Image last updated: | Saturday 24 February 2007 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 279. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 66. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 12. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 7. Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 126. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, M. (1989). Guide to the trees and shrubs of the Mukuvisi Woodlands ?publisher. Page 14. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 18. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 233. Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 14 - 15. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 81. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 109. Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 3. as Celtis rhamnifolia Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 181. Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (1991). Ulmaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 6 - 7. |
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