Celtis conferta subsp. amblyphylla

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Celtis conferta subsp. amblyphylla
Tree with strangler fig Lord Howe Island.jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Celtis
Species:
Subspecies:
C. c. subsp. amblyphylla
Trinomial name
Celtis conferta subsp. amblyphylla
(F.Muell.) P.S.Green, 1986 [1]
Synonyms
  • Celtis amblyphyllaF.Muell. 1875

Celtis conferta subsp. amblyphylla, commonly known as cotton wood or cotton-wood, is a flowering plant in the hemp and hackberry family.

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Description

It is a tree growing to 16 metres (52 feet) in height, with whitish bark. The thick, leathery, oval leaves are 5–9 centimetres (2–3+12 inches) long, 2–4 cm (341+58 in) wide. Clusters of small flowers, 3–4 millimetres (18316 in) long, appear from November to February. The round, purple fruits are 4 mm in diameter. [1] [2]

Distribution and habitat

The subspecies is endemic to Australia's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. There it is widespread in lowland forest. The only other subspecies, C. c. subsp. conferta, is endemic to New Caledonia. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Celtis conferta subsp. amblyphylla". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 Hutton, Ian (1998). The Australian Geographic Book of Lord Howe Island. Sydney: Australian Geographic. p. 145. ISBN   978-1-876276-27-0.