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Celtis
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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, in the hemp family Cannabaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.
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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.[1] |
Species | |
Some 60–70 (see below) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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