Ulmaceae Celtis iguanaea (Jacq.) Sarg.

Ulmaceae Celtis iguanaea

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Foliage
Habit
Vegetative
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 & S.Porle

Specimen Number
794

Location
Dry hillside forest above hillsborough, with Bursera, Pisonia fragrans, Piscidia, Citharexylum, Albizia niopoides, Acacia spp, Tabebuia, Tricihilia havanense, Haematoxylon, Pitheceloboium unguis-cati, Ziziphus, Celtis iguanea, Jatropha gossypoides, Croton, Pilocereus.

Notes
Winged fruits

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.280000 N Longitude: 61.260000 W Altitude: 0.0