Celtis sinensis

Chinese hackberry
	Mature tree at Yuelu Academy
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Cannabaceae
Genus:	Celtis
Species:	C. sinensis
Binomial name
	Celtis sinensis; Pers.
Synonyms
	Celtis bodinieri H.Lév.; Celtis bungeana var. pubipedicella G.H.Wang; Celtis cercidifolia C.K.Schneid.; Celtis hunanensis Hand.-Mazz.; Celtis japonica Planch.; Celtis labilis C.K.Schneid.; Celtis nervosa Hemsl.; Celtis sinensis Willd.; Celtis sinensis var. japonica (Planch.) Nakai; Celtis tetrandra subsp. sinensis (Pers.) Y.C.Tang; Celtis willdenowiana Schult.;

Celtis sinensis (English: Chinese hackberry; Chinese: 朴树) is a species of flowering plant in the hemp family, Cannabaceae, that is native to slopes in East Asia.^[2]

Description[]

It is a tree that grows to 20 m tall, with deciduous leaves and gray bark. The fruit is a globose drupe, 5–7(–8) mm in diameter. Flowering occurs in March–April, and fruiting in September–October.^[2]

Distribution, habitat and uses[]

Native to slopes at altitudes of 100–1500 m in Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Henan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Zhejiang, Sichuan , as well as Korea (팽나무),^[2] Japan and Taiwan. Leaves and bark are used in Korean medicine to treat menstruation and lung abscess.^[3] It is a naturalized non-invasive species in North America. It is a declared noxious weed in many parts of eastern Australia.

As an ornamental plant, it is used in classical East Asian garden design.

Foliage and ripe fruit
Kawahara Collection at Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Celtis sinensis bonsai at the Parc floral de Paris
Whole Tree near Lower Shing Mun Reservoir

References[]

^ "Celtis sinensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2010-02-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c eFloras, Missouri Botanical Garden & Harvard University Herbaria, Celtis sinensis, vol. FOC Vol. 5, Page 18, retrieved October 29, 2009
^ Park, Kwang woo. 《반응표면분석법을 이용한 팽나무 (Celtis sinensis Persoon) 의 최적 변색제거조건 결정》한국인간ㆍ식물ㆍ환경학회지, Vol.1 No.2| p. 74-84 Accessed in 2013-10-8

External links[]

This Rosales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[GRIN-1] "Celtis sinensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2010-02-21.

[eFlora-2] Floras, Missouri Botanical Garden & Harvard University Herbaria, Celtis sinensis, vol. FOC Vol. 5, Page 18, retrieved October 29, 2009

[3] Park, Kwang woo. 《반응표면분석법을 이용한 팽나무 (Celtis sinensis Persoon) 의 최적 변색제거조건 결정》한국인간ㆍ식물ㆍ환경학회지, Vol.1 No.2| p. 74-84 Accessed in 2013-10-8

[1]

[2]

[3]

Chinese hackberry

Mature tree at Yuelu Academy
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Cannabaceae
Genus:	Celtis
Species:	C. sinensis
Binomial name
*Celtis sinensis* Pers.^[1]
Synonyms
Celtis bodinieri H.Lév. Celtis bungeana var. pubipedicella G.H.Wang Celtis cercidifolia C.K.Schneid. Celtis hunanensis Hand.-Mazz. Celtis japonica Planch. Celtis labilis C.K.Schneid. Celtis nervosa Hemsl. Celtis sinensis Willd. Celtis sinensis var. japonica (Planch.) Nakai Celtis tetrandra subsp. sinensis (Pers.) Y.C.Tang Celtis willdenowiana Schult.