✿Ulmaceae · Celtis
Stinking Wood
Celtis timorensis
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- January-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Celtis timorensis
- Genus
- Celtis
- Family
- Ulmaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India, Southeast Asia
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas, China, Malesia, Nepal, Myanmar, Indo-China, Thailand
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OblongrecordedLonger than wide with roughly parallel sides, the ends rounded.“The oblate to oblong, strongly 3-veined leaves are 50–130 mm in length.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“Although the tree resembles Cinnamomum iners in its 3-veined leaves, it can easily be distinguished by its serrated leaf margins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Stinking Wood itself; the rest are typical of the Ulmaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish“Flowers - Inflorescence - male greenish, short racemose cymes;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- CymerecordedA branched cluster where the central/terminal flower opens first.“Flowers - Inflorescence - male greenish, short racemose cymes;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- DruperecordedA fleshy fruit with a single hard stone/pit enclosing the seed.“Fruits - beaked, pear-shaped drupe.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Stinking Wood itself; the rest are typical of the Ulmaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- പൂച്ചക്കുരുമരം, Celtis timorensis
- Sinhala
- ගුරෙන්ද
About Stinking Wood
Stinking Wood (Celtis timorensis) belongs to the Ulmaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 3 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from January to April.
Botanical family
Ulmaceae
Elm Family
Stinking Wood belongs to the Ulmaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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