Family: UlmaceaeCommon name: The charcoal tree.Distribution: Common in dry and evergreen forestsalong streams in valleys. Distributed in Tropical Africa,China, India, Srilanka, Australia and Polynesia. Photographed at Eastren ghats of Nellore district, A.P India.Description: Deciduous trees 6-10mts tall. Rapid growing tree, Bark greyish green with numerous lenticels. Wood light reddish grey, soft, excellent for making charcoal. Leaves 6-12x 3-6cm,ovate-lanceolate, serrate, acuminate, oblique and 3 nerved at the base. Flowers 5-6mm across, polygamous, greenih, in axillary cymes. Perianth calycine, 5 partite, minute in males. stamens 5, erect, ovary sessile, style central with 2 styles.Drupe ovoid, sub globose, tipped by the styles.Reference: Flora of Nellore district by B.Suryanarayana & A.S.Rao.Flora of presidency of Madras by J.S Gamble, ENVIS
