Malampunku / Wight's Hackberry
Celtis philippensis
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- December-June
How to identify Malampunku
Identify Malampunku by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Small edible sugarberry-like fruit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Ulmaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Malampunku.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Celtis philippensis
- Genus
- Celtis
- Family
- Ulmaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous and shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Malaysia, Tropical Africa
- Distribution
- India, Africa, Madagascar, Myanmar, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Thailand, Malaysia to Australia
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Ulmaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Ulmaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Malampunku, Vakkanai
- Kannada
- Aduva, Goorcul, Gorklu
- Malayalam
- manalli
- Marathi
- कजरी Kajri
About Malampunku
A member of the Ulmaceae family, Wight's hackberry (Celtis philippensis) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and 4 other states. It grows in dry and moist deciduous and shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to June.
Ulmaceae
Elm Family
Malampunku belongs to the Ulmaceae family.
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