Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ebenaceae > Diospyros

Characteristics

A medium sized tree. It grows to 15 m high. The bark is dark brown. It peels in large irregular pieces. There are many branches forming a dense crown. The leaves vary. They are 10-30 cm long by 2-10 cm wide. They are leathery. The base tapers to a wrinkled stalk. The flowers are greenish. The male flowers are in drooping clusters of 2-7 flowers. The female flowers occur singly and are 2-3 cm across. The fruit is yellow to brown. It is covered with rusty hairs. The fruit are round and 4-6 cm across. The fruit pulp is sweet and edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0 - 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry deciduous forest as a constituent species of Tectona grandis, sal and mixed forests of Acacia leucophlea, Boswellia serrata, Butea monosperma, Lannea coromandelica and Terminalia tomentosa.
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A tropical plant. It grows throughout the plains in India in deciduous forest.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten. The seeds are powdered and eaten.
Uses fodder food material medicinal ornamental social use timber wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Pharyngitis (fruit), Astringents (bark), Blister (bark), Diarrhea (bark), Dyspepsia (bark), Eye drops (bark), Female urogenital diseases (bark), Furunculosis (bark), Hemorrhage (bark), Metabolism (bark), General tonic for rejuvenation (bark), Ulcer (bark), Urticaria (bark), Wound healing (bark), Hematologic diseases (flower), Skin diseases (flower), Urination disorders (flower), Urologic diseases (flower), Anemia (flower), Aphrodisiacs (flower), Cough (flower), Diarrhea (flower), Dyspepsia (flower), Disorder of ejaculation (flower), Leukorrhea (flower), Night blindness (flower), Scabies (flower), Splenic diseases (flower), Splenomegaly (flower), Urinary tract infections (flower), Diarrhea (fruit), Dysentery (fruit), Astringents (fruit), Blister (fruit), Diabetes mellitus (fruit), Digestive system diseases (fruit), Diuretics (fruit), Flatulence (fruit), Laxatives (fruit), Urination disorders (fruit), Vomiting (fruit), Wound healing (fruit), Wounds and injuries (fruit), Antifungal agents (leaf), Diuretics (leaf), Flatulence (leaf), Gonorrhea (leaf), Hemostatics (leaf), Laxatives (leaf), Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (leaf), Astringents (leaf), Corneal diseases (leaf), Diabetes mellitus (leaf), Diarrhea (leaf), Dysentery (leaf), Dyspepsia (leaf), Endophthalmitis (leaf), Eye drops (leaf), Fever (leaf), General tonic for rejuvenation (leaf), Scabies (leaf), Wound healing (leaf), Astringents (root), Cholera (root), Corneal diseases (root), Diabetes mellitus (root), Diarrhea (root), Diuretics (root), Dysentery (root), Dyspepsia (root), Endophthalmitis (root), Eye drops (root), Fever (root), Flatulence (root), Hemostatics (root), Laxatives (root), Malaria (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Snake bites (root), Wound healing (root), Anti-arrhythmia agents (seed), Anti-bacterial agents (seed), Central nervous system depressants (seed), Diarrhea (seed), Hypertension (seed), Contraceptive agents (seed), Contraceptives, oral (seed), Cough (seed), Dysentery (seed), Disorder of ejaculation (seed), Hemagglutination (seed), Jaundice (seed), Skin diseases (seed), Sterilization, reproductive (seed), Typhoid fever (seed), Urologic diseases (seed), Cough (stem), Disorder of ejaculation (stem), Skin diseases (stem), Urologic diseases (stem), Astringent (unspecified), Blood (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Eye (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Mental (unspecified), Nerves (unspecified), Urogenital (unspecified), Insanity (unspecified), Palpitation (unspecified), Intoxicant (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Atrophy (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Cachexia (unspecified), Carbuncle (unspecified), Cardiovascular agents (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Contraceptive agents (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Dysuria (unspecified), Emaciation (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Fistula (unspecified), Kidney calculi (unspecified), Mucus discharge (unspecified), Muscle cramp (unspecified), Neoplasms (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Periodontal diseases (unspecified), Pleurisy (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), Rectal fistula (unspecified), Rectal prolapse (unspecified), Rinderpest (unspecified), Stomach diseases (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified), Anti-infective agents (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Eye diseases (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Menorrhagia (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Urination disorders (unspecified), Urologic diseases (unspecified), Cardiovascular system (whole plant excluding root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 25 - 35
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Diospyros melanoxylon leaf picture by IMMORTAL_2209 (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Diospyros melanoxylon world distribution map, present in Bangladesh and Indonesia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322692-1
WFO ID wfo-0000649324
COL ID 6CWLH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Diospyros exsculpta Diospyros melanoxylon Diospyros wightiana Diospyros roylei

Lower taxons

Diospyros melanoxylon var. melanoxylon Diospyros melanoxylon var. tupru