Taxon: Celtis africana Burm. f.

• the 4 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.
• Check AABGA/NAPCC contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Economic importance:

• Materials: wood   (timber fide Ency WTimber)
  

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View ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  Northeast Tropical Africa: Eritrea; Ethiopia; Sudan
  East Tropical Africa: Kenya; Tanzania [incl. Zanzibar]; Uganda
  West-Central Tropical Africa: Cameroon; Central African Republic; Rwanda; Zaire
  West Tropical Africa: Ghana; Nigeria
  South Tropical Africa: Angola; Malawi; Mozambique; Zambia; Zimbabwe
  Southern Africa: Botswana; Lesotho; South Africa - Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape, Western Cape; Swaziland
  Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar
• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia; Yemen

References:

• Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62.
• Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1963–. Flore du Cameroun.
• Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature.
• Cufodontis, G. 1953–1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
• Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.
• Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953–1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
• Keay, R. W. J. 1989. Trees of Nigeria.
• Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. 1996–. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
• Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa.

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Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Celtis africana.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Celtis africana.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Celtis africana.

Synonyms:

• (=) Celtis kraussiana Bernh.
  
• (=) Celtis rhamnifolia C. Presl
  (previously associated with 4 accessions)

Check other web resources for Celtis africana Burm. f.:

• SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
• On-line Flora of Zimbabwe
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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