• Family : EBENACEAE
  (EBONY FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Ebenaceae
• Species : Diospyros ovalifolia
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Diospyros ovalifolia Wight
• Vernacular name : Karimaram, Vethukkanari (Tam.); Kukka-tumiki (Tel.)
• Habit : Tree
• Flower, Fruit : April-July
• Native : India
• Comments : Occasional on hills up to 1200 m, in dry evergreen forests and also found near streams in most hill ranges.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Pacchamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district) (Tamil Nadu State); Visakhapatnam district, Kurnool district, Nellore district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district, Prakasham district, Krishna district, West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Puri district (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; 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 ovalifolia. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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