Diospyros buxifolia Hiern

Species

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Characteristics

A tree. It grows 20-30 m tall. The trunk can be 70 cm across. The leaves are papery. They are dull green underneath and can be hairy. They are 1-5 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The base of the leaves is wedge shaped. The male flowers are in groups of 5 and the female flowers occur singly. The fruit are oval and 2 cm long. The seeds are dark brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Evergreen forests at elevations up to 900 metres. Lowland and hill forest at elevations up to 600 metres in Malaysia. From swampy, alluvial places to hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils, also on limestone containing soils.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level. It grows in wet and dry evergreen forests.
Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
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Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are edible but dry.
Uses fuel invertebrate food material medicinal social use timber wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Periodontal diseases (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds. They can also be grown by air-layering.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Diospyros buxifolia leaf picture by Shane J .Anderson (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Diospyros buxifolia world distribution map, present in Indonesia, Moldova (Republic of), Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322176-1
WFO ID wfo-0000648612
COL ID 36DWS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Maba elegans Diospyros microphylla Diospyros buxifolia Diospyros elegantissima Diospyros munda Ebenus buxifolia Leucoxylum buxifolium