Cannabaceae

Nilgiri elm

Celtis tetrandra Roxb.

Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Celtis

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Nilgiri elm (Celtis tetrandra) — FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: ميس رباعي الأسدية
Chinese: 四蕊朴, 云南朴, 石朴, 西藏朴, 凤庆朴, 昆明朴, 朴树, 西藏樸
English: Nilgiri elm
Malayalam: കുയ്യമരം
Russian: Каркас четырёхтычинковый

Synonyms

Celtis acata Buch.-Ham.
Celtis alpina Royle
Celtis fengqingensis Hu ex E.W.Ma
Celtis formosana Hayata
Celtis glabra Planch.
Celtis hamiltonii Planch.
Celtis kunmingensis C.C.Cheng & D.Y.Hong
Celtis mollis Planch.
Celtis napalensis Planch.
Celtis roxburghii Planch.
Celtis salvatiana C.K.Schneid.
Celtis serotina Planch.
Celtis sinensis var. tetrandra (Roxb.) F.Y.Lu, C.H.Ou, Y.T.Chen, Y.S.Chi, K.C.Lu & Y.H.Tseng
Celtis tetrandra f. pendula Y.Q.Zhu
Celtis trinervia Roxb.
Celtis wallichii Steud.
Celtis xizangensis E.W.Ma
Celtis yunnanensis C.K.Schneid.
Sponia tetrandra Voigt

Flowers

In flower: December to January (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Aruna Gamuz, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: 張家瑜, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: T R Shankar Raman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 賴碧珠, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 許文俊, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.