Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Cannabaceae | Genus: Celtis | Species: Celtis tetrandra Roxb. |
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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.&a | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Nilgiri Elm, Eastern Nettle Tree | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Nilgiri Elm | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Above 900 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit 7 x 6 mm, ovoid, glabrous |
| Habitat | Occours in moist deciduous evergreen forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indo-Malesia | Bark Details | Bark smooth, grey |
| Distribution in manipur | , Central, Eastern, Jiribam | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Trees 30 m high, bark 0.6 cm, smooth, grey, lenticellate, wrinkled horizontally; blaze yellow; branchlets slender, pubescent. | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, alternate; stipules linear-lanceolate, lateral, free; petiole 3-10 mm, slender, pubescent, shallowly grooved above; lamina 5-14 x 2.5-7 cm, obliquely ovate or obliquely ovate-lanceolate; base oblique |
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