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 malabarica (Desr.)
Kostel.
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Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Diospyros embryopteris Pers., Diospyros biflora Blanco , Diospyros citrifolia Wall. ex A.DC., Diospyros glutinifera (Roxb.) Wall. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Gaub, Indian persimmon, Malabar ebony, Black-and- white Ebony or Pale Moon Ebony | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Gaub | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Gaab, Ghab | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Upto 500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits are round, up to 3.5 cm in diameter, and seated on a persistent sepal structure, green, tinted red. |
| Habitat | Lowland rainforests; occurring scattered, typically along rivers and streams. Often found in shady and wet sites near streams in the forest | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | East Asia - India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia. | Bark Details | The bark is black, smooth, and the inner bark turns bluish on exposure to sunlight. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Medium sized tree, up to 15 m in height with dark gray or black bark, young parts silky and covered with gray tomentum. Leaves simple, elleptic, ovate, rounded at base, alternate, exstipulate, coriacious, glabrous, reticulation prominent, petiolate. Male flowers 3-5 in paniculate drooping cymes with pedicillate creamy white small flowers. Female flowers solitary with 4 styles and ovary 8 celled. Fruit globose. | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, elleptic, ovate, rounded at base, alternate, exstipulate, coriacious, glabrous, reticulation prominent, petiolate. |
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