Diospyros ebenum Koenig

 
  • Family : EBENACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Ebenaceae
  • Species : Diospyros ebenum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Diospyros ebenum J.Keonig ex Retz.
  • Common name : Ceylon Ebony
  • Vernacular name : Kari mara, Beli mara (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : Raghavan 97179, CJS 8913, CJS 12839
  • Key identification features : A medium-sized evergreen tree. Leaves are simple, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, bright-green and leathery. Flowers are small, in axillary clusters, unisexual. Calyx is represented by 5 conical pointed lobes. Corolla is vase-shaped and dull-white. Bark is grey, fissured and scaly, scales being thick.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Wood is highly priced, used in carvings
  • Conservation Status : Data Deficient (DD)
  • Distribution Locality : Dakshina Kannada, Shimoga, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha, 1984; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara

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