Celtis iguanaea(Jacq.) Sarg.

iguana hackberry

WFO wfo-0000593565 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Celtis iguanaea, photographed by Alexis López Hernández
fig. a Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-08-26 / obs. 164529252
Celtis iguanaea, photographed by Lyrae
fig. b Lyrae, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 106879988
Celtis iguanaea, photographed by Daniel Cahen
fig. c Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 61375939
Celtis iguanaea, photographed by Juan Cruzado Cortés
fig. d Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 37941271
Celtis iguanaea, photographed by Francisco Farriols Sarabia
fig. e Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 28061995
Celtis iguanaea, photographed by Francisco Farriols Sarabia
fig. f Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 24728091
Celtis iguanaea, photographed by Francisco Farriols Sarabia
fig. g Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 2890250
Celtis iguanaea, photographed by Francisco Farriols Sarabia
fig. h Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 1417188

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Native range 42 botanical countries

Regions where Celtis iguanaea is native: Florida, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. FloridaMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestArgentina NortheastArgentina NorthwestBelizeBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorFrench GuianaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaNicaraguaPanamáParaguayPeruPuerto RicoSurinameTrinidad-TobagoVenezuela ArubaBahamasLeeward Is.Netherlands AntillesVenezuelan AntillesWindward Is.
Native distribution of Celtis iguanaea, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Argentina Northeast AGE SOUTHERN AMERICA
Argentina Northwest AGW
Aruba ARU
Bahamas BAH
Belize BLZ
Bolivia BOL
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil South BZS
Brazil Southeast BZL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
El Salvador ELS
French Guiana FRG
Guatemala GUA
Guyana GUY
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Jamaica JAM
Leeward Is. LEE
Netherlands Antilles NLA
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Paraguay PAR
Peru PER
Puerto Rico PUE
Suriname SUR
Trinidad-Tobago TRT
Venezuela VEN
Venezuelan Antilles VNA
Windward Is. WIN
Florida FLA NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Central MXC
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Northwest MXN
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 59 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Celtidopsis citrifolia (Kunth) Priemer
  • Celtis aculeata Sw.
  • Celtis aculeata var. pubescens Griseb.
  • Celtis aculeata var. serrata Griseb.
  • Celtis alnifolia (Wedd.) Miq.
  • Celtis anfractuosa Liebm.
  • Celtis asperula Miq.
  • Celtis biflora Ruiz ex Miq.
  • Celtis brevifolia (Klotzsch) Miq.
  • Celtis dichotoma (Klotzsch) Ruiz ex Miq.
  • Celtis diffusa Planch.
  • Celtis ehrenbergiana (Klotzsch) Liebm.
  • Celtis epiphylladena Ortega
  • Celtis gardneri Planch.
  • Celtis glycycarpa Mart. ex Miq.
  • Celtis goudotii Planch.
  • Celtis hilariana Planch.
  • Celtis membranacea (Wedd.) Miq.
  • Celtis morifolia Planch.
  • Celtis pavonii Planch.
  • Celtis platycaulis Greenm.
  • Celtis pubescens (F.Dietr.) Spreng.
  • Celtis pubescens var. pubescens
  • Celtis rhamnoides Willd.

and 35 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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