Alli / Narrow-Leaved Ebony
Diospyros angustifolia
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- February-September
How to identify Alli
Identify Alli by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Narrow, elongated leaves.
- Confirm leaf shape: Linear (long and narrow, parallel sides).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Ebenaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Alli.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Diospyros angustifolia
- Genus
- Diospyros
- Family
- Ebenaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Rajasthan, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Delhi, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Manipur
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Linear (long and narrow, parallel sides)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Alli itself; the rest are typical of the Ebenaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Ebenaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Karugaana, Karugana, Piccane
- Malayalam
- Irumpalei
- Tamil
- Irambali, Iramballi, Irampalai
- Telugu
- Alli, Chinna-ullingi, Chinnavullinji
About Alli
A member of the Ebenaceae family, Narrow-leaved Ebony (Diospyros angustifolia) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka and 27 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from February to September.
Ebenaceae
Ebony/Persimmon family
Alli belongs to the Ebenaceae family.
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