Hard celtis tree

Where does Hard celtis tree grow?

Found in: Africa, Asia, Australia, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, China, East Africa, East Timor, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, Sao Tome and Principe, SE Asia, Southern Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, West Africa

Notes: There are 70-100 Celtis species. They are mostly in the tropics. There are 8-10 species in tropical America. Also put in the family Ulmaceae.

Status: It is not known if it is used as food in Papua New Guinea.

Growing Hard celtis tree

Cultivation: Plants can be grown from fresh seed.

Edible Uses: The fruit are eaten raw when ripe. The seed oil is edible.

Production: In northern Australia plants flower from October to January and fruit mainly from April to August.

Nutrition Info

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