Celtis philippensis Blanco

 
  • Family : ULMACEAE
    (Elm Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHIRK FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Cannabaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bosea trinervia Roxb.; Celtis collinsiae Craib; Celtis djungiel (Blume) Planch.; Celtis hasseltii (Blume) Planch.; Celtis laurifolia (Blume) Planch.; Celtis mindanaensis Elmer; Celtis multifolia Elmer ex Merr.; Celtis philippensis var. wightii (Planch.) Soepadmo; Celtis trinervia (Roxb.) Koord.; Celtis wightii Planch.; Solenostigma brevinerve Blume; Solenostigma consimile Blume; Solenostigma djungiel Blume; Solenostigma hasseltii Blume; Solenostigma laurifolium Blume; Solenostigma wightii Blume; Sponia strychnifolia Teijsm. & Binn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Celtis philippensis Blanco
  • Vernacular name :
    • Pinari (Kannada)
    • Elumbiritti, Kodalimurukki (Tamil)
    • Verrimusti, Kovakamusti, Tella kovakamusti (Telugu)
    • Bhoothakkali, Kalluveera, Peenari, Vellakkuyyan (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests, Tropical moist deciduous forests, Shola
  • Comments / notes : Occasional on foothills to 1200m in Tropical moist deciduous forests. Fruits edible. (Franklin & Murthy, 2013)
  • Flower, Fruit : December-June
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, Navendu Page, Raja K. Swamy, K. Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 23-03-2016, 25-03-2016
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0617; HJCB-0668
  • Collection Locality : Salem-Yercaud Ghat road, Salem district (TN); Kolli Hills Ghat road, Namakkal district (TN)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Kurnool district
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Udupi district
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Vellore district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Australia, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Australia, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Parthsarathy, N & Pragasan , A L 2009. Check List 5(3):542-569
    • Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 245
    • K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Celtis philippensis
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Celtis philippensis. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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