Mazhar Botanic Garden

Holoptlea integrifolia (Roxb.) Planch

Indian Elm Jungle Cork tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000331
English name: Indian Elm, Jungle Cork tree
Arabic name: يولمس انتجريفوليا
Native: Indo-China and Myanmar
Country: China India Myanmar
(PGR): Very rare

Large deciduous tree, monoecious tree to 15  -20 m high leaves simple, alternate, elliptic or obovate-oblong, 7-15 cm long, and 3-65 cm wide, entire, coriaceous flowers small, inconspicuous fruit a samara, 2-3 cm in diam, sub orbicular

Soil:  sandy soils or loams, gravelly sub-soil with good drainage as the roots do not withstand stagnant water

used for timber which makes cheap furniture and also used as firewood in rural parts. It is also used in ecological forestry for its heat and drought tolerance and regenerative abilities. Its flowers, leaves and bark have medicinal uses against several diseases.

Ulmus integrifolia Roxb

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Texture: Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, cuttings
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 5.0-7.0
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Firewood Timber
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Deciduous tree
pH: Neutral

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