✿Ebenaceae · Diospyros
Alli / Narrow-Leaved Ebony
Diospyros angustifolia
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- February-September
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.
Botanical family
Ebenaceae
Ebony/Persimmon family
Alli belongs to the Ebenaceae family.
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