Celtis sinensis
Species of tree
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Celtis sinensis (English: Japanese hackberry,[2] Chinese hackberry; Chinese: 朴树; Japanese: 榎) is a species of flowering plant in the hemp family, Cannabaceae, that is native to slopes in East Asia.[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 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
Distribution, habitat and uses
Native to slopes at altitudes of 100–1,500 m (330–4,920 ft) in Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Henan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Zhejiang, Sichuan, as well as Korea (팽나무),[3] Japan and Taiwan. Leaves and bark are used in Korean medicine to treat menstruation and lung abscess.[4] It is a naturalized non-invasive species in North America. It is a declared noxious weed in many parts of eastern Australia,[5][2] where its seeds are spread by birds, fruit bats and water in riparian zones, roadsides, urban bushland, open woodlands, rainforest margins, waste areas, disturbed sites, parks and gardens, in sub-tropical and warm temperate regions.[5]
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
- Spring Foliage at Shatin
- Boseong Jeonil-ri Hackberry Forest (Natural monument no. 480)