Chinese hackberry (Celtis sinensis)
Description
Celtis sinensis (English: Chinese hackberry; Chinese: 朴树) is a species of flowering plant in the hemp family, Cannabaceae, that is native to slopes in East Asia. It is a tree that grows to 20 m tall, with deciduous leaves and gray bark. The fruit is a globose drupe, 5–7(–8) mm in diameter. Flowering occurs in March–April, and fruiting in September–October. Native to slopes at altitudes of 100–1500 m in Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Henan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Zhejiang, Sichuan, and Taiwan provinces of China, as well as Korea(팽나무), Japan. Leaves and bark are used in Korean medicine to treat menstruation and lung abscess. It is a naturalized non-invasive species in North America. It is a declared noxious weed in many parts of eastern Australia. As an ornamental plant, it is used in classical East Asian garden design.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Rosales
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Family: Cannabaceae
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Genus: Celtis
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