Celtis
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Celtis is a genus of about 60–70 species of deciduous trees. They are commonly called hackberries. They grow in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, in southern Europe, southern and eastern Asia, south to central Africa, southern and central North America, and northern and central South America.
| Celtis | |
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| Leaves and immature fruit of Chinese hackberry (C. sinensis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Celtis |
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Some 60–70 (see about 35 below) | |
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Celtis Media
Clusters of staminate (male) flowers of C. africana, with four tepals and four stamens each
Leaf of C. occidentalis
Common beak (Libythea lepita) caterpillars feed on Celtis in Asia
C. aetnensis with mature fruit
Caucasian hackberry (C. caucasica) with immature fruit
African hackberry (C. integrifolia)
Chinese hackberry (C. sinensis)
C. australis autumn leaves
