Scientific Name :
Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel
Synonym :
Diospyros embryopteris Pers.
Diospyros biflora Blanco.
Common Name : Indian persimmon, Gaab,Temburi
Plant Family : Ebenaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to July
Flower Colour : Greenish yellow
Description : Height: Upto 35 m
Stem: Spreading branches
Leaves: Oblong, glossy, coriaceous, alternate
Flowers: Calyx persistent 4 gamosepalous, petals gamopetalous, female solitary, male flower in clusters
Inflorescence: Cymose
Fruits: Berry, globose, fleshy
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : VT
Distribution Range : Tropical Asia
Uses : Ripe fruits useful in treating gonorrhoea, blood diseases, diarrhoea and dysentery
