✿Ulmaceae · Celtis
Malampunku / Wight's Hackberry
Celtis philippensis
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- December-June
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.
Botanical family
Ulmaceae
Elm Family
Malampunku belongs to the Ulmaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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