Celtis mauritiana is a species of flowering plant native to Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, the Comoro Islands, and Mauritius.

Celtis mauritiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Celtis
Species:
C. mauritiana
Binomial name
Celtis mauritiana
Planch.
Synonyms[1]
  • Celtis brownii Rendle
  • Celtis insularis Rendle
  • Celtis prantlii Priemer
  • Celtis prantlii f. parvifolia Hauman
  • Celtis rendleana G.Taylor
  • Celtis scotellioides A.Chev.
  • Solenostigma mauritianum (Planch.)

Range and habitat

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Celtis mauritiana ranges across much of Sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east, and south to Mozambique and Angola. It is also native to Madagascar, the Comoro Islands, and Mauritius in the western Indian Ocean.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Celtis mauritiana Planch. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 19 December 2022.