Celtis zenkeri

Celtis zenkeri is a species of flowering plant native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Celtis zenkeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Celtis
Species:
C. zenkeri
Binomial name
Celtis zenkeri
Engl. (1902)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Celtis affinis De Wild. (1921)
  • Celtis soyauxii Engl. (1902)
  • Celtis stuhlmannii Engl. (1902)

Description

Celtis zenkeri is a large tree, growing up to 30 to 50 meters high. It is fast-growing, growing up to 15 cm in height per year, and in Côte d’Ivoire its trunk can grow 0.5 to 1 cm in diameter per year. It flowers from February to April in Nigeria, and in March, August and September in Ghana.[1]

Range and habitat

Celtis zenkeri ranges across western, central and eastern Africa south of the Sahara, from Guinea in the west to Ethiopia in the east, and south to Angola and Tanzania. The species' estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 8,542,025 km2.[1]

It grows in deciduous and semi-deciduous forests, savanna woodlands, and rainforest.[1]

Ecology

The tree's seeds are dispersed by birds and primates which eat the fruits.[1]

References
  1. Barstow, M. 2018. Celtis zenkeri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T61988117A61988119. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T61988117A61988119.en. Accessed 12 December 2022.
  2. Celtis zenkeri Engl. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 11 December 2022.
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