Ulmaceae Celtis iguanaea (Jacq.) Sarg.

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Node
• Fruit
• Thorn
• Vegetative
• Spines prickles etc
• Stem
• Flower & fruit
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Top Hill - GRENADA
• Palmiste - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Climbing shrub with 2 recurved spines at nodes; many parallel regular branches from main stem; Leaves trinerved, crenate or serrate beyond the middle; with tufts of hairs or pits in the axils of the lateral nerves; base often cordate; 2mm stipules. Frutis fleshy, 6-10mm, truning orange, with 2 styles, each splitting into 2, remaining on top.

Interest
Celtis is a classical name for a tree of this type. In Latin Celtis was the Lotus tree, with a similar fruit.

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules

Specimen Number
919

Location
Lowland Dry Forest between Dothan and Palmiste, by road close to sea. Flemingia, Ceiba, Cordia curassavica, Bourreria, Tecoma, Haematoxylon

Notes
8m spiny tree; spines even on young, yellow stems. Fruits becoming orange.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.090000 N   Longitude: 61.440000 W   Altitude: 20