✿Ebenaceae · Diospyros
Kinnu / Green Ebony Persimmon
Diospyros chloroxylon
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- June-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Diospyros chloroxylon
- Genus
- Diospyros
- Family
- Ebenaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Open deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“Leaves are alternate, oval to oval-oblong, pubescent, and persistent.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“Leaves are alternate, oval to oval-oblong, pubescent, and persistent.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kinnu itself; the rest are typical of the Ebenaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- CymerecordedA branched cluster where the central/terminal flower opens first.“Flowers are yellow-cream, dioecious, and cymose.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“Fruits are globose berries which are green unripe and red-orange when ripe.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kinnu itself; the rest are typical of the Ebenaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kinnu, Kala tendu
- Telugu
- ullintha
About Kinnu
A member of the Ebenaceae family, Green Ebony Persimmon (Diospyros chloroxylon) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and 4 other states. It grows in open deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from June to December.
Botanical family
Ebenaceae
Ebony/Persimmon family
Kinnu belongs to the Ebenaceae family.
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