Halwa-Tendu / Japanese Persimmon
Diospyros kaki
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Diospyros kaki
- Genus
- Diospyros
- Family
- Ebenaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Khasi hills
- Distribution
- India, China, Japan
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
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.
Local Names
- Hindi
- हल्वा तेन्दु Halwa-tendu
- Kannada
- ಡಯೋಸ್ಪೈರೋಸ್ ಕಾಕಿ
- Malayalam
- കാക്കിപ്പഴം
About Halwa-Tendu
Japanese Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) 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 cultivated. Native to Khasi hills, it is distributed across India, China, Japan.
Ebenaceae
Ebony/Persimmon family
Halwa-Tendu belongs to the Ebenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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