Celtis spinosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Cannabaceae, native to seasonally dry tropical South America.[1] It is a shrub typically 2.5 to 5 m (8 to 16 ft) tall, with yellowish-green flowers.[2]

Celtis spinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Celtis
Species:
C. spinosa
Binomial name
Celtis spinosa

References edit

  1. ^ "Celtis spinosa Spreng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ Pederneiras, Leandro Cardoso; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Araujo, Dorothy Sue Dunn de; Carauta, Jorge Pedro Pereira (2011). "Ulmaceae, Cannabaceae e Urticaceae das restingas do estado do Rio de Janeiro". Rodriguésia. 62 (2): 299–313. doi:10.1590/2175-7860201162207.