Celtis gomphophylla
Celtis gomphophylla is a species of flowering plant native to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and the Comoros.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Cannabaceae |
| Genus: | Celtis |
| Species: | C. gomphophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Celtis gomphophylla Baker | |
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Description
Celtis gomphophylla is a tree, growing from 5 to 35 meters tall.[1]
Range and habitat
Celtis gomphophylla ranges across western, central, eastern, and southern Africa south of the Sahara, from Liberia in the west to Ethiopia in the east, and south to Angola and South Africa. The species' estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 15,555,354 km2.[1]
It grows in humid tropical lowland and montane forests, dry forests, thickets, and wooded grassland, from 20 to 1500 meters elevation.[1]
Conservation
The tree is widespread across a large range, but is threatened with habitat loss from logging, conversion to agriculture, and human-caused fires, and is over-exploited for timber in parts of its range.[1]
References
- Razafiniary, V. 2020. Celtis gomphophylla. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T165428374A166513566. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T165428374A166513566.en. Accessed 17 December 2022.
- Celtis gomphophylla Baker Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 17 December 2022.