Holoptelea integrifolia, the Indian elm or jungle cork tree, is a species of tree in the family Ulmaceae, and a close relative to the true elms (Ulmus). It is native to most of Indian subcontinent, Indo-China and Myanmar. It is found mostly on plains but also in mountains on elevations up to 1100 m.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Indian elm being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Terminalia elliptica
- Pterocarpus marsupium
- Miliusa tomentosa
- Pterocarpus erinaceus
- Terminalia arjuna
- Terminalia anogeissiana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Ulmaceae
- Genus
- Holoptelea
- Species
- Holoptelea integrifolia
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