About Green Ebony Persimmon
Diospyros chloroxylon, the green ebony persimmon, is a wild fruit-bearing plant in the family Ebenaceae. It is the indigenous fruit of the Indian subcontinent, and both unripe and ripe fruits are eaten by tribal people.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Diospyros chloroxylon
- Genus
- Diospyros
- Family
- EBENACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Open deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kinnu, Kala tendu
- Telugu
- ullintha
Botanical family
Ebenaceae
Ebony/Persimmon family
Green Ebony Persimmon belongs to the Ebenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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