Philippine Ebony
Maba buxifolia
Also known as Persimmon
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- January-July
How to identify Philippine Ebony
Identify Philippine Ebony by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Small box-like leaves.
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic (widest at middle).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Ebenaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Philippine Ebony.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Maba buxifolia
- Genus
- Maba
- Family
- Ebenaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, North Australia and Africa
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-July
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Philippine Ebony 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.
About Philippine Ebony
Philippine Ebony (Maba buxifolia) belongs to the Ebenaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to July.
Ebenaceae
Ebony/Persimmon family
Philippine Ebony belongs to the Ebenaceae family.
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