Celtis occidentalis
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Family Cannabaceae
Taxonomy: Celtis occidentalis L.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (2), ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (20), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (15), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (12), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 22 traits from 66 records in 10 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): monoecious (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 10 mm (7-13 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 10 mm (7-13 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 10 mm (7-13 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): drupe (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): black (2); orange (1); purple (3); red (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 93.33 mm (40-150 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 50 mm (30-70 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 1.1 cm (0.6-2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); ovate (3); widely_ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); oblique (2); rounded (2); truncate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed (1); toothed_serrate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (3); tree (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 22.5 m (20-25 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 14 | 20 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 12 | 15 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2023 | 10 | 12 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 4 | 4 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 4 | 4 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 3 | 3 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 3 | 3 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_1981 | 2 | 2 | B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |