Herbarium JCB

Holoptelea integrifolia (Roxb.) Planch.

Family : ULMACEAE
Family (As per The Plant List) : Cannabaceae
Species : Holoptelea integrifolia
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Holoptelea integrifolia (Roxb.) Planch. (Unresolved name)
Common name : Jungle Cork Tree, Indian Elm
Vernacular name : Chira builva (San.); Chilbil, Kaanjhu (Hin.); Tapasi mara, Rahu beejada mara (Kan.)
Collection Nos : KFP 515, CJS 13019, CJS 16315
Key identification features : A large size deciduous tree. Leaves are simple, entire with lateral and membranous stipules. Flowers are small, unisexual and are borne in fascicles; Perianth of 4-8 overlapping and occasionally unequal members. Stamens are as many as perianth with hairy anthers. Fruit is winged.
Habit : Tree
Native : India and South-east Asia
Comments : Wood used for carving, building purposes and cart making; Seeds yield Oil. Wood has an offensive smell when freshly cut. (Saldanha 1976)
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada
Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Saldanha, 1984; Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara