Celtis philippensis

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Celtis philippensis
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Celtis
Species:
C. philippensis
Binomial name
Celtis philippensis
Blanco (1837) [2]
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Bosea trinerviaRoxb. (1824)
    • Celtis brevinervis(Blume) Planch. (1873)
    • Celtis collinsiaeCraib (1918)
    • Celtis djungiel(Blume) Planch. (1873)
    • Celtis hasseltii(Blume) Planch. (1873)
    • Celtis laurifolia(Blume) Planch. (1873)
    • Celtis mindanaensisElmer (1915)
    • Celtis multifoliaElmer ex Merr. (1923) pro syn.
    • Celtis philippensis var. consimilisJ.-F.Leroy (1948)
    • Celtis philippensis var. wightii(Planch.) Soepadmo (1977)
    • Celtis trinervia(Roxb.) Koord. (1912) nom. illeg.
    • Celtis wightiiPlanch. (1848)
    • Celtis wightii var. consimilis(Blume) Gagnep. (1928)
    • Solenostigma brevinerveBlume (1856)
    • Solenostigma consimileBlume (1856)
    • Solenostigma djungielBlume (1856)
    • Solenostigma hasseltiiBlume (1856)
    • Solenostigma laurifoliumBlume (1856)
    • Solenostigma wightiiBlume (1856)
    • Solenostigma philippinensis(Blanco) Blume (1856)

Celtis philippensis, is an Asian species of flowering plant in the family Cannabaceae. It is a tree which can grow up to 30 meters tall. [1] It ranges from India and Sri Lanka to southern China and Taiwan, the Philippines, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia. [2]

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It grows in tropical and subtropical forests, [2] including moist evergreen forests, monsoon forests, and littoral forests, from sea level up to 1,400 metres elevation. [1]

It Australia it is an important food plant for larvae of the common aeroplane (Phaedyma shepherdi) and tailed emperor (Polyura sempronius) butterflies. [1]

In culture

Known as "මැදිතෙල්ල - medithella" in Sinhala.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Barstow, M. (2018). "Celtis philippensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T61988008A61988013. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T61988008A61988013.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Celtis philippensis Blanco". Plants of the World Online . The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

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