Celtis gomphophylla is a species of flowering plant native to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and the Comoros.

Celtis gomphophylla is a tree, growing from 5 to 35 meters tall.

The species' estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 15,555,354 km2.

[1] It grows in humid tropical lowland and montane forests, dry forests, thickets, and wooded grassland, from 20 to 1500 meters elevation.

[1] The tree is widespread across a large range, but is threatened with habitat loss from logging, conversion to agriculture, and human-caused fires, and is over-exploited for timber in parts of its range.