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family Ulmaceae
Celtis iguanea (Jacq.) Sarg.
Semi-lianous
shrub or tree, often growing sprawled over or interlaced with
other vegetation; shoots somewhat dimorphic, elongate leader shoots
bearing shorter laterals; spines present at nodes or subtending
flowers and fruits; leaves alternate, distinctly two-ranked, simple,
oblong-elliptic entire or toothed, with two prominent basal secondary
veins; flowers borne in the axils of short lateral shoots, greenish
yellow; fruit a drupe, yellow at maturity. (Image at left photographed
at Hacienda Tabi.)
Additional images:
Semi-lianous
shrub or tree, often growing sprawled over or interlaced with
other vegetation; shoots somewhat dimorphic, elongate leader shoots
bearing shorter laterals; spines present at nodes or subtending
flowers and fruits; leaves alternate, distinctly two-ranked, simple,
oblong-elliptic entire or toothed, with two prominent basal secondary
veins; flowers borne in the axils of short lateral shoots, greenish
yellow; fruit a drupe, yellow at maturity. (Image at left photographed
at Hacienda Tabi.)
