Celtis sinensis (English: 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.[2]

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 Pers.[1]
Synonyms
Celtis bodinieri H.Lév. Celtis bungeana var. pubipedicella G.H.Wang Celtis cercidifolia C.K.Schneid. Celtis hunanensis Hand.-Mazz. Celtis japonica Planch. Celtis labilis C.K.Schneid. Celtis nervosa Hemsl. Celtis sinensis Willd. Celtis sinensis var. japonica (Planch.) Nakai Celtis tetrandra subsp. sinensis (Pers.) Y.C.Tang Celtis willdenowiana Schult.

Description

It is a tree that grows to 20 m tall, with deciduous leaves and gray bark. The fruit is a globose drupe, 5–7(–8) mm in diameter. Flowering occurs in March–April, and fruiting in September–October.[2]

Distribution, habitat and uses

Native to slopes at altitudes of 100–1500 m in Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Henan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Zhejiang, Sichuan , as well as Korea (팽나무),[2] Japan and Taiwan. Leaves and bark are used in Korean medicine to treat menstruation and lung abscess.[3] It is a naturalized non-invasive species in North America. It is a declared noxious weed in many parts of eastern Australia.

As an ornamental plant, it is used in classical East Asian garden design.

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  Foliage and ripe fruit
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  Kawahara Collection at Naturalis Biodiversity Center
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  Celtis sinensis bonsai at the Parc floral de Paris
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  Whole Tree near Lower Shing Mun Reservoir

See also

• Great purple emperor

References

External links

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