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Celtis
Genus of flowering plants belonging to the hop and hemp family / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the genus of plants. For other uses, see Celtis (disambiguation).
Celtis is a genus of about 60–70 species of deciduous trees, commonly known as hackberries or nettle trees, widespread in warm temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is part of the extended Cannabis family (Cannabaceae).
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Celtis | |
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Leaves and immature fruit of Chinese hackberry (C. sinensis) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Cannabaceae |
Genus: | Celtis L. |
Species | |
Some 60–70 (see below) | |
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