It bears coriaceous leaves varying in size and form. An diospyros in nahilalakip ha familia nga ebenaceae. This endemic plant of india and ceylon is used in various ways. Commiphora mukul and timru diospyros melanoxylon leaves and fruits from the forests. In color, the ripe fruit of the cultivated strains ranges from light yelloworange to dark redorange depending on the species and variety. Diospyros melanoxylon dosme diospyros mespiliformis dosmf diospyros minahassae dosmh diospyros montana dosmn diospyros morrisiana dosmo. Diospyros dalbergia dalbergia using direct analysis in. International journal of conservation science volume 5, issue 1, januarymarch 2014. The leaves are oblong and the flowers are greenred. Other articles where coromandel ebony is discussed. Leaves abaxially glabrous or with very scattered pubescence. It is native from connecticut to kansas south to florida and texas. Diospyros melanoxylon leaf bark black or dark brown, very thick, corky, deeply fissured vertically, flakes rectangular, leaves thick, pale green, with soft hair, fruit, yellowish and fleshy with enlarged calyx like brinjal.
The plant list includes a further 218 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus diospyros. Watson2 introduction japanese persimmon is a species related to common persimmon diospyros virginiana, but is native to asia china, japan fig. Diospyros melanoxylon is a mediumsized tree or shrub that can be deciduous in drier localities and evergreen in moister ones. Chief among the fruitproducing members are the persimmons. Diospyros melanoxylon, a breadwinner tree of india. Locally it is known as temburini or by its hindi name tendu. Antimicrobial activity of diospyros melanoxylon bark from similipal biosphere reserve, orissa, india article pdf available in african journal of biotechnology 89 may 2009 with 251 reads. Electronic plant information centre of royal botanic gardens, kew. Taxonomic revision of ebenaceae in egypt current research web. Check other web resources for diospyros melanoxylon roxb. We do not use these to store personal information about you.
The whole plant is medicinally important and cures several diseases. Diospyros melanoxylon in kew science plants of the world online. Diospyros dalbergia dalbergia using direct analysis in real. Locally it is known as temburini or by its hindi name tendu morphological characters. Diospyros melanoxylon a moderateesized to large tree, attaining a height of 25mt. The most widely cultivated species is the asian persimmon, diospyros kaki. Pdf antimicrobial activity of diospyros melanoxylon bark. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Sunlight causes diosindigo b to change to the pentacyclic quinone and biramentaceone.
Nomenclature and classification taxon record name scientific name. The diagnostic features of wood anatomical characters of the taxa concerned were evaluated by employing standard statistical methods such as principal component analysis, cluster analysis and discriminant analysis. Diospyros melanoxylon leaf bark black or dark brown, very thick, corky, deeply fissured vertically, flakes rectangular, leaves thick, pale green, with soft hair, fruit, yellowish and. A comparative wood anatomical study of 28 diospyros l. Name ebony, black ebony, macassar other names sulawesi. Diospyros melanoxylon dosmeoverview eppo global database. Diospyros siamensis hochr embryopteris gelatinifera g.
Coromandel ebony or east indian ebony diospyros melanoxylon is a species of flowering tree in the family ebenaceae that is native to india and sri lanka its common name is derived from the coast of southeastern india, coromandel. The seeds are prescribed as cure for mental disorders, palpitation of heart and nervous breakdown. In indiana and ohio, the leaves and twigs of common persimmon are an important supplementary fall and winter food for whitetailed deer 29,34. Request pdf on jan 1, 2015, mahesh kumar dhakar and others published timroo diospyros melanoxylon roxb. Embryopteris glutinifera roxb embryopteris glutinifolia link.
The exact botanical description of the plant has been a controversial matter, as several writers of indian floras record confusion about the precise delimitations of the species diospyros melanoxylon. Diospyros melanoxylon and mangifera indica 3 species each, and bombax ceiba. Its common name derives from coromandel, the coast of southeastern india. It is used for turnery, plane stocks, veneer, golf club heads, and occasionally lowgrade lumber 8,36. The tree is a deciduous tree, it will be up to 30 m 99 ft high. Diospyros melanoxylon enviscenter of nbri on plants and. The leaves are used in an indian cigarette product known as. Individual species valued for their hard, heavy, dark timber, are commonly known as ebony trees, while others are valued for their fruit and known as persimmon. After taking selected complex herbal formulations for type ii diabetes, the patients are advised to sit under tendu diospyros melanoxylon tree complex for one hour. Diosindigo a, diosindigo b and biramentaceone have been isolated from heartwood of diospyros melanoxylon. In odisha, jharkhand, and assam, it is known as kendu.
As of july 2014 the world checklist of selected plant families and the plant list recognise about 750 accepted taxa of species and infraspecific names in the plant genus diospyros. The bark is pelican in colour, exfoliating in rectangular scales. Diospyros melanoxylon is a mediumsized tree or shrub which belongs to the family ebenaceae. Besides being the source of indian ebony, its wood is also utilized for making boxes, combs, ploughs and beams. The primary root is long, thick and fleshy at first, afterwards woody, greyish, often swollen in upper part near ground level. Diospyros melanoxylon diospyros melanoxylon health effects and herbal facts coromandel ebony or east indian ebony is a species of flowering tree in the family ebenaceae that is native to india and sri lanka and that has a hard, dry bark. Mansfelds world databas of agricultural and horticultural crops. Diospyros is a genus of over 700 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs.
Embryopteris peregrina gaertn garcinia malabarica desr. Continuing to use this website means you agree to our use of cookies. The two commercially important species are the common, or american, persimmon diospyros virginiana, native to north america, and the japanese, or kaki, persimmon d. The plant list includes 1,257 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus diospyros. Diospyros melanoxylon is a mediumsized tree or shrub that can be deciduous in drier localities and evergreen in moister ones303. Molecular phylogenetics of new caledonian diospyros ebenaceae. Diospyros digyna black sapote diospyros ebenum ebony diospyros ferrea. Plants profile for diospyros virginiana common persimmon. In missouri, it typically occurs in rocky or dry open woods, limestone glades, prairies, thickets, abandoned fields and along roadsides steyermark. The majority are native to the tropics, with only a few species extending into temperate regions. Diospyros melanoxylon is a mediumsized tree or shrub up to 25 m, and 1. These are primarily included because names of species rank are.
Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. A violet pigment isolated from the same source has been shown to be a new pentacyclic quinone. Diospyros melanoxylon national botanical research institute. Diospyros melanoxylon of the family ebenaceae was first described by roxburgh 16 in his flora indica.
Coromandel ebony or east indian ebony is a species of flowering tree in the family ebenaceae that is native to india and sri lanka and that has a hard, dry bark. The globular orange fruit of the common persimmon is about 4 cm 1. Diospyros virginiana is a persimmon species commonly called the american persimmon, common persimmon, eastern persimmon, simmon, possumwood, possum apples, or sugar plum. All these rivers drawn towards the east and merge into the bay of bengal in different locations. Dayanand college of arts and science, solapur402, maharashtra, india corresponding author abstract introduction tendu diospyros melanoxylon roxb. The plants database includes the following 17 species of diospyros. Leaf residues as influenced by feed particle size d. The tree grows wild but has been cultivated for its fruit and wood since prehistoric times by. Therefore, in this context the detailed pharmacognostic study of various parts like leaf, stem, petiole and root has been carried out with the aim to establish its pharmacognostical standa. Diospyros is the largest genus of ebenaceae with more than 500 species, making it also one of. There also appears to be a general reduction in reducing sugar. Diospyros virginiana, commonly called persimmon, is deciduous tree with a rounded oval crown that grows to 3560 tall. Some members of the genus are valuable for their timber or edible fruit or as ornamental plants.
These rolling plains gradually merge into flat alluvial and deltaic plains to the east and south east of the district 15. The exact botanical description of the plant has been a controversial matter, as several writers of indian floras record confusion about the precise delimitations of the speciesdiospyros melanoxylon. General information about diospyros melanoxylon dosme this website uses cookies our website uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best possible online experience. Diospyros melanoxylon health effects and herbal facts. Tree factsheet images at page 3 diospyros celebica bakh leo goudzwaard taxonomy author, year bakh.
It ranges from southern connecticutlong island to florida, and west to texas, louisiana, oklahoma, kansas, and iowa. Diospyros melanoxylon, the coromandel ebony or east indian ebony, is a species of flowering tree in the family ebenaceae native to india and sri lanka. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 384417 with original publication details. Persimmons are the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus diospyros. The traditional healers claim that this practice increases the efficacy of specific formulations taken internally. Diospyros melanoxylon diospyros melanoxylon health effects and herbal facts. Dc diospyros embryopteris pers diospyros glutinifera roxb.
Diospyros, genus of some 500 species of trees and shrubs of the ebony family ebenaceae, either deciduous or evergreen, most of which are native to the tropics. Ebenaceae fruit is indigenous to the indian subcontinent. The tree likes sun to slight shade at the location and the soil should be porous soils. The date plum is botanically called diospyros lotus. Article citation database or nal catalog of usdas national agricultural library. Flora of ranga reddi district andhra pradesh, india by t.
Hai dimportancia comercial, tantu polos sos frutos comestibles d. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. A pentacyclic quinone diosindigo b from the heartwood of. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Diospyros melanoxylon in world checklist of selected plant families. Its cultivation, and experiments on planting, coppicing and. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. The wood of common persimmon is hard, smooth, and even textured. Individual species valued for their hard, heavy, dark timber, are commonly known as ebony trees, while others are valued for their fruit and known as persimmon trees. This information document has been submitted by the united states of america. Therefore, in this context the detailed pharmacognostic study of various parts like leaf, stem, petiole and root has been carried out with the aim to establish its pharmacognostical standards. Title world agroforesty centre publication author website. Diospyros melanoxylon, phyllanthus emblica, mallotus philippinensis, cochlospermum religiosum, grewia tiliaefolia. Diospyros melanoxylon east indian ebony coromandel tropical plant tree seeds price.
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