Biology:Celtis philippensis

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Cannabaceae

Celtis philippensis
Celtis philippensis-1-kalakkad-tirunelveli-India.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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]

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]

In culture

Known as "මැදිතෙල්ල - medithella" in Sinhala.

References

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q12246736 entry