About Bastard Ebony
Diospyros ovalifolia, known as bastard ebony, is a tree in the family, Ebenaceae (Ebony family), endemic to the leeward side of South Sahyadri of Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Diospyros ovalifolia
- Genus
- Diospyros
- Family
- EBENACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry evergreen, semi-evergreen and deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ചെറുതുവര, കരിമ്പാല, വെടുക്കനാറി
Botanical family
Ebenaceae
Ebony/Persimmon family
Bastard Ebony belongs to the Ebenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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