Celtis gomphophylla
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Synonyms[2]
  • Celtis dioica S.Moore
  • Celtis durandii Engl.
  • Celtis durandii var. ugandensis (Rendle) Rendle
  • Celtis ugandensis Rendle
  • Trema integrifolium Baill.

Celtis gomphophylla is a species of flowering plant native to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and the Comoros.

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

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  2. ↑ Celtis gomphophylla Baker Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 17 December 2022.
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