Celtis trinervia

Lam.

Three nerved hackberry

Cannabaceae Edible: Fruit 48 iNaturalist observations

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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.