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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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Cannabaceae |
| Genus: | Celtis |
| Species: | C. philippensis
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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
editKnown as "මැදිතෙල්ල - medithella" in Sinhala.
References
edit- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c d "Celtis philippensis Blanco". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
Sources
edit- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2708529
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2708413
- http://www.biotik.org/india/species/c/celtphwi/celtphwi_en.html
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242311733
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