Diospyros montana
Diospyros montana, the Bombay ebony,[2] is a small deciduous tree in the ebony family up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall, distributed all along the Western Ghats of India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China through to Australia.[3][4]
| Bombay ebony | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ebenaceae |
| Genus: | Diospyros |
| Species: | D. montana |
| Binomial name | |
| Diospyros montana Roxb. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Common names
- English – Mountain persimmon, mottled ebony
- Malayalam – Manjakara, Nanchimaram, Bali, Malayakathitholi
- Tamil – Karunthuvalisu, Vakanai, Vakkanatthi
- Other Indian – Bistendu, Jagalkanti, Manjakara, Bankini, Vakkanai, Malayakathitholi
- Vietnamese - thị da đen
References
External resources
- Britannica
- Diospyros montana
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