About Diospyros nilagirica
Diospyros nilagirica is an endemic tree species belonging to the family Ebenaceae, found in the wet evergreen forests of the Western Ghats.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Diospyros nilagirica
- Genus
- Diospyros
- Family
- EBENACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കരിഞ്ചോര, Diospyros nilagirica

Botanical family
Ebenaceae
Ebony/Persimmon family
Diospyros nilagirica belongs to the Ebenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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