Taxon: Celtis iguanaea (Jacq.) Sarg.

Summary

Genus:

Celtis

Family:

Cannabaceae

Nomen number:

101687

Place of publication:

Silva 7:64. 1895 "iguanaeus"

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16052740

Verified:

05/21/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

4 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Rhamnus iguanaea Jacq.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)


Celtis morifolia Planch.
Celtis aculeata Sw.
Celtis selloviana Miq.
Celtis spinosa Spreng.
Celtis triflora (Ruiz ex Klotzsch) Miq.
Momisia ehrenbergiana Klotzsch
Momisia triflora Ruiz ex Klotzsch
Celtis glycycarpa Miq.
Celtis pubescens Spreng.
Mertensia pubescens Kunth
Celtis ehrenbergiana (Klotzsch) Liebm.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Hunziker, A. T., dir. 1994-. Flora fanerogámica Argentina.
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
Rocha, E. de Souza Ferreira da et al. 2000. Ulmáceas do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, nota preliminar. Albertoa sér. Urticineae 2:14.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	iguana hackberry			1	Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=3661	Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Alagoas		Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Bahia		Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Ceará		Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Distrito Federal		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Espírito Santo		Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Goiás		Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso		Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso do Sul		Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Minas Gerais		Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Paraná		Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro		Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:69-70.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Santa Catarina		Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	São Paulo		Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Anguilla			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominica			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Hispaniola			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Montserrat			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Netherlands Antilles			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Vincent and Grenadines			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Virgin Islands, U.S.		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica	San José		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras	Yoro		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua	Estelí		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua	Managua		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama	Darién		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama	Panamá		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Buenos Aires		Hunziker, A. T., dir. 1994-. Flora fanerogámica Argentina.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Catamarca		Hunziker, A. T., dir. 1994-. Flora fanerogámica Argentina.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Chaco		Hunziker, A. T., dir. 1994-. Flora fanerogámica Argentina.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Corrientes		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Entre Ríos		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Formosa		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:69-70.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Jujuy		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Misiones		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Salta		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Santa Fe	n.	Hunziker, A. T., dir. 1994-. Flora fanerogámica Argentina.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Tucumán		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Amambay		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Caaguazú		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:69-70.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Caazapá		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:69-70.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Central		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:69-70.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Cordillera		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:69-70.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Guairá		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:69-70.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Paraguarí		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:69-70.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Presidente Hayes		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:69-70.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	San Pedro		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:69-70.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	El Beni		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	La Paz		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:69-70.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Santa Cruz		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:69-70.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Tarija		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:69-70.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Amazonas		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Antioquia		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Bolívar		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Huila		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Magdalena		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Valle del Cauca		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Junín		Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:69-70.

Native
Northern America

SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=3661)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, México, Morelos, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Montserrat, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad], United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], St. Vincent and Grenadines
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica [San José], Guatemala, Honduras [Yoro], Nicaragua [Managua, Estelí], Panama [Darién, Panamá], El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil [Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [El Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija], Colombia [Antioquia, Bolívar, Huila, Magdalena, Valle del Cauca, Amazonas], Ecuador, Peru [Junín]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe (n.), Tucumán], Paraguay [Amambay, Caaguazú, Caazapá, Central, Cordillera, Guairá, Paraguarí, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro]

Reference(s)

Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:69-70.
Berg, C. C. & S. V. Dahlberg. 2001. A revision of Celtis subg. Mertensia (Ulmaceae). Brittonia 53:72.
Hunziker, A. T., dir. 1994-. Flora fanerogámica Argentina.
Hunziker, A. T., dir. 1994-. Flora fanerogámica Argentina.
Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101687. Accessed 17 April 2026.