Celtis trinervia
Lam.
Three nerved hackberry
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Description
A tropical tree in the Cannabaceae family, producing edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Antilles, Belize, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Puerto Rico, South America, Virgin Islands, West Indies,
Notes
Also put in the family Ulmaceae.
Synonyms
Celtis petenensis LundellCeltis swartzii Planch.Sponia trinervia Decne
Also Known As
Cagalera, Raspador, Surrumbo
References (5)
- Ekman Herbarium records Haiti
- Grandtner, M. M., 2008, World Dictionary of Trees. Wood and Forest Science Department. Laval University, Quebec, Qc Canada. (Internet database http://www.WDT.QC.ca)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 117
- Plants of Haiti Smithsonian Institute http://botany.si.edu
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
