Celtis philippensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Cannabaceae |
Genus: | Celtis |
Species: | C. philippensis |
Binomial name | |
Celtis philippensis | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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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]
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]
Known as "මැදිතෙල්ල - medithella" in Sinhala.
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