Diospyros lotus L.

 
  • Family : EBENACEAE
    (Ebony Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BISTENDU FAMILY (बिसतॆंदु फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ebenaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dactylus trapezuntinus Forssk.; Diospyros calycina Dippel; Diospyros lotus var. angustifolia Gaudin; Diospyros lotus f. ellipsoidea Makino; Diospyros lotus f. globosa Makino; Diospyros lotus var. laevis H.Ohba & S.Akiyama; Diospyros lotus f. longifolia Z.Y.Zhang; Diospyros lotus var. mollissima C.Y.Wu; Diospyros lotus f. ovoidea Makino; Diospyros mediterranea Oken; Diospyros umlovok Griff.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Diospyros lotus L.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Trees; Leaves elliptic, acute, pubescent beneath; Flowers subsessile; corolla urceolate, glabrous without; Fruits globose.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- November
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Korea, Manchuria, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Korea, Manchuria, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 132
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Diospyros lotus. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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