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Diospyros montana Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ebenaceae > Diospyros

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 8-15 m tall. Sometimes it has thorns. The bark is black and peels off in irregular flakes. Young branches are hairy. Flowers are in the axils of leaves. Male flowers are in groups and female flowers occur singly. The berries are yellow. They are 2 cm across. There are usually 4-8 seeds. They 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) 11.5 - 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It suits a somewhat dry climate. It grows in evergreen forests up to 800 m above sea level.
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Dry lowland forest in Malaysia. Deciduous forests and drier areas.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten. The pounded bark and fruit are eaten.
Uses food material medicinal poison timber wood
Edible fruits leaves stems
Therapeutic use Abdominal pain (bark), Analgesics (bark), Anti-inflammatory agents (bark), Antineoplastic agents (bark), Antipyretics (bark), Central nervous system depressants (bark), Diarrhea (bark), Earache (bark), Jaundice (bark), Neoplasms (bark), Parasympatholytics (bark), Wounds and injuries (bark), Anti-infective agents, local (fruit), Furunculosis (fruit), Anti-poisoning (fruit), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Anti-infective agents (leaf), Fishes, poisonous (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (seed), Anti-infective agents (seed), Antidote(Spider) (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysuria (unspecified), Menorrhagia (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), Puerperium (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Pleurisy (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Gravel (unspecified), Analgesics (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Antiprotozoal agents (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Fistula (unspecified), Furunculosis (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Kidney calculi (unspecified), Spider bites (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Diospyros montana unspecified picture

Distribution

Diospyros montana world distribution map, present in Andorra, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322732-1
WFO ID wfo-0000649364
COL ID 6D8MM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Diospyros bracteata Diospyros cordifolia Diospyros heterophylla Diospyros humilis Diospyros montana Diospyros pubicalyx Diospyros punctata Diospyros waldemarii Diospyros calcarea Diospyros calycina Diospyros dioica Diospyros goindu Diospyros microcarpa Diospyros orixensis Diospyros kanjilalii Diospyros auriculata Diospyros glauca Diospyros montana var. cordifolia Diospyros montana f. cordifolia
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