Diospyros montana Roxb.

 Diospyros montana Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 1(2): 37, t. 48 (1795).

Diospyros montana Roxb., Photos Dinh Quang Diep  

its native range is Tropical Asia.

Family:

Ebenaceae

Synonym Name: 

Diospyros auriculata Wight ex Hiern

Diospyros bracteata Roxb.

Diospyros calcarea H.R.Fletcher

Diospyros calycina Bedd.

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb.

Diospyros dioica Span.

Diospyros glauca Rottler

Diospyros goindu Dalzell

Diospyros heterophylla Wall. ex G.Don

Diospyros humilis Bourd.

Diospyros kanjilalii Duthie

Diospyros microcarpa Span.

Diospyros orixensis J.G.Klein ex Willd.

Diospyros pubicalyx Bakh.

Diospyros punctata Decne.

Diospyros waldemarii Klotzsch

Vietnamese name:

Thị núi, thị da đen.

English Name:

Mountain persimmon, mottled ebony

Malayalam: 

Manjakara, Nanchimaram, Bali, Malayakathitholi

Tamil:

Karunthuvalisu, Vakanai, Vakkanatthi

Other Indian:

Bistendu, Jagalkanti, Manjakara, Bankini, Vakkanai, Malayakathitholi

Thai:

Tarn Dum, Tarn Sarn (ตานดำ,ตานส้าน)

Describe:

It is a small deciduous tree in the ebony family up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall

Distribution: 

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, Vietnam

Ecological:

The tree grows naturally in the secondary forest. 

Flowering times:

III-V

Type:

Jan 1, 1971 Gamble, J.S. [10614], India K000792311 syntype

Jan 1, 1971 Gamble, J.S. [13657], India K000792312 syntype

Jan 1, 1971 Kanjilal, U. [1150], India K000792310 syntype

Jan 1, 1971 Kanjilal, U. [1135], India K000792309 syntype

Hohenacker, R.F. [389], India K000792305 isotype

Uses:

Dysentery (leaf extract). Leaves cover boils outside.

Ref:

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org 

tracuuduoclieu.vn

plants.jstor.org