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Diospyros chloroxylon Roxb.

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Diospyros cordifolia unripe fruit
Diospyros cordifolia unripe fruit
Diospyros cordifolia tree
Diospyros cordifolia tree
Diospyros cordifolia seeds
Diospyros cordifolia seeds
Diospyros cordifolia ripe fruit
Diospyros cordifolia ripe fruit
Diospyros cordifolia leaf
Diospyros cordifolia leaf
Diospyros cordifolia bark
Diospyros cordifolia bark
Diospyros cordifolia unripe fruit
Diospyros cordifolia tree
Diospyros cordifolia seeds
Diospyros cordifolia ripe fruit
Diospyros cordifolia leaf
Diospyros cordifolia bark
🗒 Synonyms
synonymDiospyros capitulata Wight
synonymDiospyros chloroxylon var. cupulosa V.Singh
synonymDiospyros insculpta Buch.-Ham.
synonymDiospyros tomentosa Poir.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Green ebony persimmon
Hin
  • Kala tendu
  • Kinnu
Kannada
  • Jagalaganti
Other
  • Karuvakkanai
  • Vaganai
  • Vakkanai
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Diagnostic Keys
Description
Habit: Shrub
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors 
G Renu
Status UNDER_CREATION
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References 
    Bark dark brown, peling-off in small scales. Branchlets wooly. Flowers small, white. Fruit globose.
    Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
    Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
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      No Data
      📚 Natural History
      Cyclicity
      Leaf Fall

      April--May

      Flowering

      May--June

      Fruiting

      October--November

      Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
      Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
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        Reproduction
        Propagation Techniques

        Soak seeds in cold water for 24hrs.

        Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
        Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
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          Dispersal
          Dispersers

          Dispersers: Other Mammals

          Pollinators

          Pollinators: Bee,Insect

          Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
          Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
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            Size
            Seed Size

            1.2 cm.

            Tree Height

            5 m.

            Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
            Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
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              Growth
              Competitiveness

              Poor

              Where To Plant

              Field border,Avenue

              Growth Rate

              slow growing

              Drought Tolerance

              Moderate

              Drainage

              Moderate

              Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
              Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
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                Morphology

                Growth Form

                Tree
                Tree
                Tree Type

                Deciduous

                Canopy

                Dense

                Leaf Type

                Nerale like

                Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
                Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
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                  Miscellaneous Details
                  Notes: Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests
                  G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
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                    Interesting Facts

                    The tree is not cut, nor used as fuelwood because of a belief that it will cause conflict within the family. Leaf paste applied to treat surface burns. Crushed leaf along with Ankole (Alangium salvifolium) mixed with mud applied to relieve rheumatic pain in cattle.

                    Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
                    Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
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                      📚 Habitat and Distribution
                      Description
                      Maharashtra: Nasik, Pune Karnataka: N. Kanara Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Puddukkottai, Thiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Viluppuram
                      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
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                        Maharastra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
                        Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
                        Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
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                          Endemic Distribution
                          Nativity

                          Native

                          Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
                          Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
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                            No Data
                            📚 Occurrence
                            No Data
                            📚 Demography and Conservation
                            Conservation Status
                            Not Evaluated
                            Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
                            Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
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                              📚 Uses and Management
                              Uses

                              System of Medicines Used In

                              Folk medicine
                              Folk medicine
                              Siddha
                              Siddha
                              System Of Medicines Used In

                              Folk medicine, Siddha

                              FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5862
                              Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5862
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                                Medicinal :

                                Medicinal : Fruit

                                Food:

                                Food: Fruit

                                Fodder:

                                Fodder: Cattle

                                Fuelwood:

                                Poor fuelwood

                                Services And Uses

                                Nectar source, Green manure, Timber, Implements

                                Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
                                Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
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                                  📚 Information Listing
                                  References
                                  1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5862
                                  1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                                  Information Listing > References
                                  1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5862
                                  2. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987

                                  Tree species diversity in the Eastern Ghats of northern Andhra Pradesh, India

                                  Journal of Threatened Taxa
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                                  📚 Meta data
                                  Meta data
                                  Map3.tif
                                  Diospyros cordifolia_LC.tif
                                  1 Nerale-like leaf.tif
                                  Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
                                  Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2042
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                                    🐾 Taxonomy
                                    RootRoot
                                    KingdomPlantae
                                    PhylumTracheophyta
                                    ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                                    OrderEricales Bercht. & J. Presl
                                    FamilyEbenaceae
                                    GenusDiospyros
                                    SpeciesDiospyros chloroxylon Roxb.
                                    📊 Temporal Distribution
                                    📷 Related Observations
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