Record Number
5086
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Celtis philippensis Blanco
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Celtis in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Celtis in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Celtis collinsae Craib, Celtis strychnoides Planch., Celtis wightii Planch.
Vernacular Names
Indonesia: ki endog (Sundanese), (pen)jalinan, sentok (Javanese). Malaysia: nyelepi (Sabah). Philippines: malaikmo (Filipino), maragaoed (Iloko), narabagsay (Tagalog). Thailand: thalai khao (south-western).
Distribution
From tropical Africa to Madagascar, India, Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, southern China, Hongkong, Taiwan, Thailand, throughout the Malesian region, the Solomon Islands and north-eastern Australia.
Image
 | Celtis rigescens (Miq.) Planch. – 1, tree habit. Celtis philippensis Blanco – 2, flowering twig; 3, male flower; 4, bisexual flower; 5, fruits. |
Author(s)
S. Aggarwal
Correct Citation of this Article
Aggarwal, S., 1998. Celtis philippensis Blanco. In: Sosef, M.S.M., Hong, L.T. and Prawirohatmodjo, S. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea
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