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Issue: Vol. 711 No. 2: 24 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-24
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.711.2.2
Page range: 101-116
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Towards a better understanding of the two neotropical Celtis species: Celtis lancifolia and Celtis tarijensis (Cannabaceae)

Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, DIPEQ, Rua Pacheco Leão 915, Jardim Botânico, 22460-030, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Cátedra de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, UNR, Campo Experimental Villarino, C.C. N° 14, S2125ZAA, Zavalla, Santa Fe, Argentina; IICAR (Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Agrarias de Rosario), CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, UNR, Campo Experimental Villarino, C.C. N° 14, S2125ZAA, Zavalla, Santa Fe, Argentina
Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, Molecular Genetics Lab., Alameda Élio Antonio Dalla Vecchia, Guarapuava, PR, 85040-167, Brazil; Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais, Herbarium SP, Avenida Miguel Stefano 3687, São Paulo, SP, 04301-902, Brazil
Área de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Catamarca, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina
Cátedra de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, UNR, Campo Experimental Villarino, C.C. N° 14, S2125ZAA, Zavalla, Santa Fe, Argentina
Cátedra de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, UNR, Campo Experimental Villarino, C.C. N° 14, S2125ZAA, Zavalla, Santa Fe, Argentina; IICAR (Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Agrarias de Rosario), CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, UNR, Campo Experimental Villarino, C.C. N° 14, S2125ZAA, Zavalla, Santa Fe, Argentina; Red List Authority Coordinator for the Temperate South American Plant Specialist Groups - International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Gland, Switzerland
Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, DIPEQ, Rua Pacheco Leão 915, Jardim Botânico, 22460-030, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto de Ciências da Sociedade e Desenvolvimento Regional, Rua José do Patrocínio 71, Centro, Campos dos Goytacazes – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cátedra de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, UNR, Campo Experimental Villarino, C.C. N° 14, S2125ZAA, Zavalla, Santa Fe, Argentina; IICAR (Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Agrarias de Rosario), CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, UNR, Campo Experimental Villarino, C.C. N° 14, S2125ZAA, Zavalla, Santa Fe, Argentina
Celtis subgenus Mertensia Endocarp Neotropical region South Cone flora Urticalean clade Eudicots

Abstract

Celtis lancifolia was re-established in the revision of Celtis species native to southern South America. Given that its description does not correspond adjustedly to its type, its status was reevaluated as the characters mentioned actually belong to Celtis tarijensis. For this article, we have updated the taxonomic description of these species and their respective distribution areas.

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How to Cite

Zamengo, H.B., Chamorro, D.C., Gaglioti, A.L., Demaio, P., Mogni, V.Y., Oakley, L.J., Pederneiras, L.C. & Prado, D.E. (2025) Towards a better understanding of the two neotropical Celtis species: Celtis lancifolia and Celtis tarijensis (Cannabaceae). Phytotaxa 711 (2): 101–116. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.711.2.2