Mountain Persimmon
Diospyros cordifolia
Also known as Indian Ebony
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- February-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Diospyros cordifolia
- Genus
- Diospyros
- Family
- Ebenaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia to Australia
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Delhi
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Ebenaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Ebenaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Mountain Persimmon
Mountain Persimmon (Diospyros cordifolia) is a tree belonging to the Ebenaceae family (Ebony/Persimmon family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, cymose flower clusters, berry fruit. It is typically found in dry deciduous forests. Native to India, it is distributed across Indo-Malesia to Australia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-December.
Ebenaceae
Ebony/Persimmon family
Mountain Persimmon belongs to the Ebenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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