Bistendu / Mountain Ebony
Diospyros montana
Also known as Mottled Ebony, Mountain Persimmon
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- March-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Diospyros montana
- Genus
- Diospyros
- Family
- Ebenaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous, dry deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malesia, Tropical Australia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-October
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bistendu 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
- Hindi
- बिसतॆंदु Bistendu, Kala dhao, Kendu, Bistendu
- Bengali
- Tamal, তমাল, বনগাব
- Tamil
- கருந்துவலிசு
- Telugu
- kakaulimera, kakavulimidi, kakiulimera, Makha
- Kannada
- ಜಗಳಗಂಟಿ Jagalaganti, ಕಲ್ನಂದಿ Kalnandi, ಬಿಲ್ಕುನಿಕ Bilkunika, Jagalaganti
- Malayalam
- മലയകത്തി
- Marathi
- Lohari
About Bistendu
Mountain Ebony (Diospyros montana) belongs to the Ebenaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 17 other states. It grows in moist deciduous, dry deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to October.
Ebenaceae
Ebony/Persimmon family
Bistendu belongs to the Ebenaceae family.
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