About Niligiri Elm
Celtis tetrandra, called the Nilgiri elm, is a species of flowering plant in the hackberry genus Celtis, family Cannabaceae. It is widely distributed across the Indian Subcontinent, southern China, Southeast Asia, and western Indonesia. It is occasionally available commercially.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Celtis tetrandra
- Genus
- Celtis
- Family
- ULMACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Shola forests, Moist deciduous, Semi-Evergreen forests
- Native to
- Indo-Malaysia
- Distribution
- India, Indo-China, Himalayas, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Khirk
- Nepali
- खरी Khari
- Tamil
- Ada, Kona
- Kannada
- ಆಡುವ Aaduva, Adona, ಗರುಕೆ Garuke
- Malayalam
- Karukka, Garuka
- Marathi
- Brumaj
Botanical family
Ulmaceae
Elm Family
Niligiri Elm belongs to the Ulmaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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