Diospyros foliolosa Wall. ex A.DC.

 
  • Family : EBENACEAE
    (Ebony Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BISTENDU FAMILY (बिसतॆंदु फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ebenaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Diospryros calycina Bedd.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Diospyros foliolosa Wall. ex A.DC.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kattupanachi, Vellathuvara (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : A small tree; conspicuous in yellow fruit from the large foliaceous calyx lobes; Flowers bright yellow; Seeds almost ruminate
  • Flower, Fruit : April-June
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Shivamogga district
    • Kerala : Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tirunelveli district
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Southwest India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Ravichandran, V. 2016. Taxonomic and Phytogeographical investigation on endemic plants of Western Ghats with special reference to Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu (Ph.D. thesis work)
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Diospyros foliolosa. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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