Mountain Ebony
Diospyros montana
Also known as Mottled ebony, Mountain persimmon
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About Mountain Ebony
Diospyros montana, the Bombay ebony, is a small deciduous tree in the ebony family up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall, distributed all along the Western Ghats of India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China through to Australia.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Diospyros montana
- Genus
- Diospyros
- Family
- EBENACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous, dry deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malesia, Tropical Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-October
Local Names
- Hindi
- बिसतॆंदु Bistendu, Kala dhao, Kendu
- Bengali
- Tamal, তমাল, বনগাব
- Tamil
- கருந்துவலிசு
- Telugu
- kakaulimera, kakavulimidi, kakiulimera
- Kannada
- ಜಗಳಗಂಟಿ Jagalaganti, ಕಲ್ನಂದಿ Kalnandi, ಬಿಲ್ಕುನಿಕ Bilkunika
- Malayalam
- മലയകത്തി
- Marathi
- Lohari
Botanical family
Ebenaceae
Ebony/Persimmon family
Mountain Ebony belongs to the Ebenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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