Diospyros nilagirica Bedd.

 
  • Family : EBENACEAE
    (EBONY FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Ebenaceae
  • Species : Diospyros nilagirica
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Diospyros nilagirica Bedd.
  • Vernacular name : Karu (Tam.)
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • Key identification features : An evergreen small size tree. Leaves are lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, coriaceous, apex acuminate; Flowers are yellowish. Fruit globose.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : March-April
  • Native : India
  • Comments : In evergreen forests of southern Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Salem district (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
  • 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 nilagirica. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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