Cannabaceae
Chinese hackberry
Celtis sinensis
- Family
- Cannabaceae
- Genus
- Celtis
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- ميس صيني
- arz
- ميس صينى
- Azerbaijani
- Çin dağdağanı
- Cantonese
- 朴樹
- Chinese
- 朴树, 朴樹, 小叶朴, 朴, 朴树叶, 朴树果, 朴树根皮, 朴树皮
- Czech
- Břestovec čínský
- English
- Chinese hackberry, Chinese celtis, Chinese elm, Japanese hackberry
- Japanese
- エノキ, えのき, 榎
- Korean
- 팽나무, 폭낭
- Lithuanian
- Kininis celtis
- Macedonian
- Кинеска копривка
- Polish
- Wiązowiec chiński
- Russian
- Каркас китайский
- Vietnamese
- Cơm nguội vàng, Cây cơm nguội vàng, Cây sếu, Phác
Synonyms
- Celtis bodinieri H.Lév.
- Celtis bungeana var. pubipedicella G.H.Wang
- Celtis cercidifolia C.K.Schneid.
- Celtis hunanensis Hand.-Mazz.
- Celtis japonica Planch.
- Celtis japonica f. magnifica Nakai
- Celtis japonica f. purpurascens Nakai
- Celtis japonica f. rotundata Nakai
- Celtis labilis C.K.Schneid.
- Celtis nervosa Hemsl.
- Celtis sinensis f. magnifica (Nakai) Nakai
- Celtis sinensis f. purpurascens (Nakai) Nakai
- Celtis sinensis f. rotundata (Nakai) Nakai
- Celtis sinensis var. japonica (Planch.) Nakai
- Celtis sinensis var. nervosa (Hemsl.) F.Y.Lu, C.H.Ou, Y.T.Chen, Y.S.Chi, K.C.Lu & Y.H.Tseng
- Celtis tetrandra subsp. sinensis (Pers.) Y.C.Tang
- Celtis willdenowiana Schult.
- Sponia willdenowiana G.Don
Flowers
- In flower
- February to March (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: 高山田鼠, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Geographer, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Liz Crafford, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bay-insideklm001, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Liné1, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Felix E. Klee, CC0, from iNaturalist
More in Celtis
- European hackberryCeltis australisCannabaceae
- Common hackberryCeltis occidentalisCannabaceae
- Oriental hackberryCeltis tournefortiiCannabaceae
- White stinkwoodCeltis africanaCannabaceae
- Bunge's hackberryCeltis bungeanaCannabaceae
- Korean hackberryCeltis koraiensisCannabaceae
- SugarberryCeltis laevigataCannabaceae
- Celtis timorensisCannabaceae
- Celtis biondiiCannabaceae
- Japanese hackberryCeltis jessoensisCannabaceae
- Celtis philippensisCannabaceae
- Caucasian hackberryCeltis caucasicaCannabaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.