Article Nº 3436 Plant Vol. III · p. 536
Nettle tree (Celtis australis)
Original title: Sementeira (Celtis australis)
The European nettle tree (Celtis australis), known in Madeira as sementeira, is grown in some quintas, squares and gardens of Funchal; boys eat its small fruits when they ripen in September.
A tree of the family Urticaceae, grown in some quintas (country estates), squares and gardens of Funchal. It is native to Europe and has ovate-lanceolate, rough, serrated leaves and small drupes, which boys eat when they ripen, that is, in September.
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