Herbarium JCB

Diospyros chloroxylon Roxb.

Family : EBENACEAE
(EBONY FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Ebenaceae
Species : Diospyros chloroxylon
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Diospyros chloroxylon Roxb.
Vernacular name : Ninnai, Nensi, Karugariathu mara (Kan.); Karuvakkanai (Tam.); Illinta, Kavakimanu, Ullinda, Koshavo, Nela-ulimira, Ellinda, Thorika (Tel.); Ondodi, Gourkasa, Kosai (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-146; HJCB-E-189
Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.; K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 27/11/14; 13/12/2014
Collection Locality : Sadasivakona Forest, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State; Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
Endemism : Central and Peninsular India
Habitat : Open deciduous forest
Key identification features : A small to medium-sized tree. Bark dark brown, rough with small rectangular corky scales, peeling off in small scales.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : June-December
Native : India
Comments : Occasional along plains and hill slopes of scrub jungles and deciduous forests. Fruits are edible. Wood is used as fuel.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot), Melpatti R.F. (Vellore district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Kurnool district, Kadapa district,Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Puri district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Diospyros chloroxylon. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.