Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Ulmaceae | Genus: Celtis | Species: Celtis tetrandra Roxb. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Celtis acuta Buch.-Ham., Celtis formosana Hayata, Celtis glabra Planch,Celtis mollis Wall., Celtis wallichii Steud, Celtis yunnanensis C. K. Schneid. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Nilgiri Elm, Eastern Nettle Tree | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Nilgiri Elm | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kharik | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Above 900m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Drupes globose, 5-6 mm across, orange-red when ripe. |
| Habitat | Submontane to montane Himalaya and adjacent plains, Moist Deciduous Forests, Evergreen and shola forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indomalaysia. | Bark Details | Bark smooth, grey |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Trees, to 25 m high; bark smooth, grey; branches slender, brownish, glabrous. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, caudate acuminate, serrate in the upper half; petioles 4-6 mm long. Flowers pale yellowish-green, in axillary cymes; female flowers long stalked. Perianth segments 4, elliptic, pubescent outside, frigned with woolly hairs on margins. Stamens 4. Ovary on hairy disc, glabrous; style arms stout, 2. Drupes globose, orange-red when ripe. | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate-lanceolate, caudate acuminate, serrate in the upper half; petioles 4-6 mm long. |
