Celtis sinensis Pers.

 
  • Family : ULMACEAE
    (Elm Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHIRK FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Cannabaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Celtis tetrandra subsp. sinensis (Pers.) Y.C.Tang; Celtis bodinieri H.Lév.; Celtis bungeana var. pubipedicella G.H.Wang; Celtis cercidifolia C.K.Schneid.; Celtis hunanensis Hand.-Mazz.; Celtis japonica Planch.; Celtis japonica f. magnifica Nakai; Celtis japonica f. purpurascens Nakai; Celtis japonica f. rotundata Nakai; Celtis labilis C.K.Schneid.; Celtis nervosa Hemsl.; Celtis sinensis Willd.; Celtis sinensis var. japonica (Planch.) Nakai; Celtis sinensis f. magnifica (Nakai) Nakai; Celtis sinensis var. nervosa (Hemsl.) F.Y.Lu, C.H.Ou, Y.T.Chen, Y.S.Chi, K.C.Lu & Y.H.Tseng; Celtis sinensis f. purpurascens (Nakai) Nakai; Celtis sinensis f. rotundata (Nakai) Nakai; Celtis willdenowiana Schult.; Sponia willdenowiana G.Don
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Celtis sinensis Pers.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Tree, up to 20m high, dbh up to 40cm; Branchlets brown, either with brown pubescence or glabrous; Mature bark grey; Stipules lanceolate, pubescent, 0.3-0.5cm long, caducous; Leaves deciduous, 3–10 × 3.5–6 cm, elliptical to ovate, papery, margin subentire to crenate, apex acute to acuminate, upper surface inconspicuously pubescent when young, lower surface pubescence along veins or in tufts at vein axils, petiole 0.3-1cm long, furrowed, pubescent on upper side; Flowers arranged in densely clustered cymes, position leaf axils, base of young stems; Infructescence unbranched, 1-3 per leaf axil, 0.4-1cm long; Fruit globose, 0.5-0.8cm in diameter, green to red to black during maturation.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Native : China, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Taiwan, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Arunachal Pradesh to Temp. E. Asia and Indo-China
  • 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 sinensis
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Celtis sinensis. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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