NAME: Celtis mildbraedii

FAMILY: Ulmaceae

COMMON NAMES: African Celtis, African hackberry,beaverwood,obia,nettle tree

LOCAL NAMES: Ita-gidi, uta, ewon-agogo,Aziza

MORPHORLOGICAL DESCRIPTION:

Celtis mildbraedii is a deciduous, spineless, medium-sized to large tree that has its leaves arranged alternatively in 2 opposite vertical rows.

USEFUL PART(s): Root

GENERAL USES:

It is used for poles in house building and for pestles, tool handles and spoons
The wood is used for light construction, furniture and ladders.
It can serve as firewood.
The tree is used for timber.

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION:

Sudan, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Angola.

WHY IS IT GREEN?

Arthritis
Fever
Dysmenorrhoea.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

The sawdust can be irritant

FUN FACT

The heartwood is white to pale yellow or greenish, darkening upon exposure to greyish white.

FURTHER READINGS

Bauwens, S., Fayolle, A., Gourlet-Fleury, S., Ndjele, L. M., Mengal, C., & Lejeune, P. (2017). Terrestrial photogrammetry: a non-destructive method for modelling irregularly shaped tropical tree trunks. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12670

Boadi, S., Nsor, C. A., Yakubu, D. H., Acquah, E., & Antobre, O. O. (2017). Conventional and Indigenous Biodiversity Conservation Approach: A Comparative Study of Jachie Sacred Grove and Nkrabea Forest Reserve. International Journal of Forestry Research. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/1721024

Mwavu, E. N., & Witkowski, E. T. F. (2015). Woody Species Alpha-diversity and Species Abundance Distributions in an African Semi-deciduous Tropical Rain Forest. Biotropica. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12223

(2013). Physical and Mechanical Properties of Selected Wood Species in Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem, Ondo State, Nigeria. IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science. https://doi.org/10.9790/2380-0532933