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Diospyros chloroxylon Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ebenaceae > Diospyros

Characteristics

A small tree. The small branches can have rusty hairs. The bark is dark brown and with cracks along it and peeling off in flakes. The leaves are rough and with hairs on both sides but rusty coloured underneath. The leaves are oval and 3-5 cm long. The flowers are small and white. The fruit are round and the size of a large cherry. They are about 1 cm across. There are 2-3 seeds.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Environment

A tropical plant. It does best in black cotton soils.
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Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten raw. They are sweet.
Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Antiviral agents (aerial part), Migraine disorders (bark), Astringents (fruit), Diarrhea (fruit), Fishes, poisonous (fruit), Diarrhea (leaf), Wound healing (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Antineoplastic agents (root), Anus (unspecified), Atrophy (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Cachexia (unspecified), Carbuncle (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Dysuria (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Fistula (unspecified), Gravel (unspecified), Hematochezia (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Pleurisy (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), Rinderpest (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Tubercle (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Prolapse (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified), Gum (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Antiviral agents (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Hemostatics (unspecified)
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Images

Diospyros chloroxylon unspecified picture

Distribution

Diospyros chloroxylon world distribution map, present in Bangladesh and Indonesia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322230-1
WFO ID wfo-0000648679
COL ID 36DYL
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Synonyms

Diospyros spinosa Diospyros chloroxylon Diospyros tomentosa Diospyros capitulata Diospyros insculpta Diospyros chloroxylon var. cupulosa
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