Celtis australis subsp. caucasica (Willd.) C.C.Towns.

 
  • Family : ULMACEAE
    (Elm Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHIRK FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Cannabaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Celtis arcata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Celtis caucasica var. caudata Planch.; Celtis caucasica subsp. caudata (Planch.) Grudz.; Celtis caucasica var. cuspidata Planch.; Celtis caucasica var. tupalangi (Vassilcz.) Bondarenko; Celtis inglisii Royle; Celtis tupalangi Vassilcz.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Celtis caucasica Willd.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Tree; Leaves oblique or rhomboid–oblong–ovate, apex acuminate, acute, margin serrate or occasionally somewhat doubly serrate, base slightly cuneate, young leaves surface somewhat puberulent beneath or rarely softly velvety, mature leaves surface glabrous, stipules linear; Ovary ovate, surface somewhat pubescent-hairy below the short style, style short; Fruit drup, globose, endocarp slightly reticulate, base not acute, fruiting pedicel elongated.
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Türkiye to Central Asia and Assam
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume II. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
    • Khuroo, Anzar Ahmad
    • Mugal, Muzamil Ahmad
    • Wani, Sajad Ahmad (2023). ToI, Ver.-I : Trees of India, Version-I. figshare. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.23226281.v1
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Celtis australis subsp. caucasica
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Celtis australis subsp. caucasica. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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