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Oriental Hackberry (Celtis tournefortii)

Description

Celtis tournefortii, commonly known as the 'oriental hackberry'-is a-deciduous-tree-in the-Celtis-genus.The species is endemic to eastern Europe: Ukraine, Croatia, Greece (including Crete, Sicily, Macedonia, Montenegro; Western Asia: Cyprus, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, Turkey; and the Caucasus region: Azerbaijan.It can grow up to 6 meters in height and grows in plains and dry forests.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Rosales

            • Family: Cannabaceae

              • Genus: Celtis