Pan India Bouquets

Holoptelea integrifolia (Roxb.) Planch.

Family : Ulmaceae
(Elm Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KHIRK FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Ulmaceae
Basionym : Ulmus integrifolia Roxb.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Holoptelea integrifolia (Roxb.) Planch.
Common name : Indian Elm, entire-leaved elm tree, jungle cork tree, south Indian elm tree
Vernacular name : Chilbil, Kanju (Hindi); Bandar bati (Rajasthani); Chirivilva (Sanskrit); Sano pangro (Nepali)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains
Comments / notes : The wood is chiefly for fuel and charcoal
Flower, Fruit : December-May
Distribution :
- Delhi : Vasant Kunj
Native : Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China, E. Borneo
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Bangladesh, Borneo, India, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
Literature : Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 321; Duthie J.F.(1960). Flora of The Upper Gangetic Plain Vol.2: 217;Parker R.N. (1973). A Forest Flora for the Punjab with Hazara & Delhi: 466
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Holoptelea integrifolia. Downloaded on 6 December 2022.