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[[File:Holoptelea integrifolia 07.jpg|thumb|right|''Chirabilva'', ''Holoptelea integrifolia'']]
'''Chirabilva''' is a large deciduous tree growing up to 22 metres tall. The bole is often much twisted and branching from low down. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, food, and as a source of oil and wood.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|Blood purifier}}
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=beegada Beegada mara, beeyada Beeyada mara, kaladriKaladri, rahubeejaRahubeeja, tapasee Tapasee mara, thapsiThapsi, thavasiThavasi|ml=avalAval, avilAvil, nettavalNettaval, nettavilNettavil|sa=arariArari, chirabilvaChirabilva, karanjaKaranja, prakiryaPrakirya, putiPuti, putigandha, putika|ta=aaya, ari, avali, avil, avil thol, avimaram, thavasi, vellayaVellaya|te=naaliNaali, naavara Naavara chettu, naaviliNaavili, nemaliNemali, nemalinaraNemalinara, thapsiThapsi|hi=banchillaBanchilla, bandarbatiBandarbati, chilbilChilbil, papadPapad, papariPapari, rajainRajain|en=Indian Elm}}
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==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|stipules Stipules lateral, scarious; petiole 5-10 mm, stout, pubescent; lamina 6-12.5 x 2.5-6.5 cm, ovate-oblong, ovate or elliptic-ovate, base rounded or subcordate, apex acuminate, margin entire, distantly serrate when young, coriaceous, glabrous above, appressed pubescent punctate below; lateral nerves 6-9 pairs, pinnate, prominent, intercostae reticulate, prominent.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Polygamous|axillary Axillary fascicles|Greenish purple||appear Appear before leaves, 5-8 mm across, greenish-purple, in axillary fascicles; tepals 4 or 5, free, anthers pubescent; female flowers with longer pedicels; ovary superior, compressed, long stipitate, 2-winged, 1-celled, ovule 1; style 2 fid.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A samara|2 - 3 cm||orbicularOrbicular, wings nerved, glabrous|seed one.One}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Can be raised from seeds in the rainy season. <ref name="Cultivation details"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
