Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Ebenaceae | Genus: Diospyros | Species: Diospyros montana Roxb. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Diospyros auriculata Wight Ex Hiern, Diospyros calcarea Fletcher, Diospyros dioica Span., Diospyros cordifolia Roxb., Diospyros punctata Decne. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Bistendu, Tendu | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Mountain Persimmon, Mottled Ebony | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kaindu ,Bistendu | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Upto 1200m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit globose, 2-2.5 cm in diam., red where ripe. Seeds generally 8 in each fruit, compressed |
| Habitat | Moist deciduous, dry deciduous and semi-evergreen forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Malesia, Tropical Australia | Bark Details | Bark smooth, grey or yellowish-grey, blaze turmeric yellow |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Rock garden | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | A small or medium sized tree with a fairly long trunk. Bark smooth, ashy grey. Leaves 3.5-10.5 × 2-5 cm, generally elliptic or ovate-oblong, dark green, densely valvetly-tomentose when young, base usually rounded. Male flowers pale-yellow, in short 3-5- flowered axillary cymes. Female flower solitary. Calyx lobes broad and rounded. Corolla slightly pubescent. Stamens 16, in opposite pairs. Fruit globose, 2-2.5 cm in diam., red where ripe. seeds generally 8 in each fruit, compressed | Leaf Details | Leaves 3.5-10.5 × 2-5 cm, generally elliptic or ovate-oblong, dark green, densely valvetly-tomentose when young, base usually rounded |
