Scientific Name :
Diospyros ebenum J.Koenig ex Retz.
Synonym :
Diospyros laurifolia A.Rich.
Diospyros melanoxylon Willd.
Common Name : Tendu, Tembhurni
Plant Family : Ebenaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : February to April
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Upto 7 m
Stem: Black, rough, cracked, crooked, easily breakable
Leaves: Ovate, elliptical or variously shaped, round at apex, bright green above, dull and rough beneath, tomentose
Flowers: Male and female flower on seperate plants, white
Inflorescence: Cymose
Fruits: Round, 2 to 3 cm, turns yellow when ripe, seeds elongated, slippery, shining
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : VT, TL
Distribution Range : India, Sri Lanka.
Uses : Leaves used in making bidi
Dried flower used in treating, blood disease, urinary and skin diseases
