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CELTIS AUSTRALI

Celtis australis, commonly known as the European nettle tree, Mediterranean hackberry, lote tree, or honeyberry,[2] is a deciduous tree native to Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor. The tree was introduced to England in 1796.

Scientific classification

Kingdom:

Plantae

Clade:

Tracheophytes

Clade:

Angiosperms

Clade:

Eudicots

Clade:

Rosids

Order:

Rosales

Family:

Cannabaceae

Genus:

Celtis

Species:

C. australis

Binomial name

Celtis australis

                     ⬆️ Distribution map

      

Common Names 

 In different countries, Celtis australis is known under the following common names:

• Albanian: carac;
• Arabic: الميس (mays);
• Bulgarian: копривка;
• Catalan: lledoner;
• Croatian: koprivić, obični koprivić, ladonja, farikul, fafarikula, pelegrinka, kostela, kostjela, koštela, košćela, koščela crna;
• English: the honeyberry tree, European hackberry, hackberry, nettle tree, Mediterranean hackberry;
• French: micocoulier;
• German: Zürgelbaum;
• Hindi: ku, batkar, khark, khirk, roku;
• Italian: perlaro, bagolaro;
• Kashmiri: Brimij
• Nepali: khari;
• Polish: wiązowiec południowy
• Portuguese: lódão-bastardo, lodoeiro, ginginha-do-rei, agreira;
• Romanian: sâmbovină
• Slovenian: koprivovec;
• Spanish: almez, lodón, ladón, ojaranzo, hojaranzo;
• Turkish: adi çitlembik;

Trade names are: nettle wood, brimji.

USES

It is often planted as an ornamental as it is long-living and resistant to air pollution. The fruit of this tree is sweet and edible, and can be eaten raw or cooked. The leaves and fruit are astringent, lenitive and stomachic. Decoction of both leaves and fruit is used in the treatment of amenorrhoea, heavy menstrual and inter-menstrual bleeding and colic. The decoction can also be used to astringe the mucous membranes in the treatment of diarrhea, dysentery and peptic ulcers. A yellow dye is obtained from the bark. The wood is very tough, pliable, durable and widely used by turners; the flexible thin shoots are used as walking sticks.