Difference between revisions of "Celtis laevigata"
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|name=Celtis laevigata var. brachyphylla | |name=Celtis laevigata var. brachyphylla | ||
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|name=Celtis laevigata var. smallii | |name=Celtis laevigata var. smallii | ||
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|name=Celtis laevigata var. texana | |name=Celtis laevigata var. texana | ||
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|name=Celtis mississippiensis | |name=Celtis mississippiensis | ||
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|name=Celtis smallii | |name=Celtis smallii | ||
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|elevation=0-300 m | |elevation=0-300 m | ||
|distribution=Ala.;Ark.;Fla.;Ga.;Ill.;Ind.;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Md.;Miss.;Mo.;N.C.;Okla.;S.C.;Tenn.;Tex.;Va.;W.Va.;n Mexico. | |distribution=Ala.;Ark.;Fla.;Ga.;Ill.;Ind.;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Md.;Miss.;Mo.;N.C.;Okla.;S.C.;Tenn.;Tex.;Va.;W.Va.;n Mexico. | ||
| − | |discussion=<p>The Houma used preparations from the bark of Celtis laevigata to treat sore throats and venereal disease (D. E. Moerman 1986).</p> | + | |discussion=<p>The Houma used preparations from the bark of <i>Celtis laevigata</i> to treat sore throats and venereal disease (D. E. Moerman 1986).</p> |
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|genus=Celtis | |genus=Celtis | ||
|species=Celtis laevigata | |species=Celtis laevigata | ||
Revision as of 17:18, 18 September 2019
Trees, to 30 m; trunks to 1 m diam., crowns broad, spreading. Bark light gray, smooth or covered with corky warts. Branches without thorns, often pendulous, young branches pubescent at first, then glabrous. Leaves: petiole 6-10 mm. Leaf blade typically elliptic-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, (4-)6-8(-15) × (2-)3-4 cm, thin and membranaceous to leathery, base broadly cuneate to rounded, margins entire or rarely with a few long teeth, apex sharply acute to acuminate; surfaces glabrous or nearly so, margins ciliate. Inflorescences: flowers solitary or few-flowered clusters at base of leaves. Drupes orange to brown or red when ripe, nearly orbicular, 5-8 mm diam., beakless; pedicel 6-15 mm. Stones 4.5-7 × 5-6 mm. 2n = 20, 30, and 40.
Phenology: Flowering late spring–early fall (May–Oct).
Habitat: In rich bottomlands along streams, in flood plains, and on rocky slopes
Elevation: 0-300 m
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., La., Md., Miss., Mo., N.C., Okla., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va., n Mexico.
Discussion
The Houma used preparations from the bark of Celtis laevigata to treat sore throats and venereal disease (D. E. Moerman 1986).
Selected References
None.