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Diospyros ovalifolia, known as bastard ebony,[1] 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.

Diospyros ovalifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ebenaceae
Genus:	Diospyros
Species:	D. ovalifolia
Binomial name
Diospyros ovalifolia Wight

Description

Full grown trees usually stand 12m tall.[2]

Young branches are sparse-adpressed hairy. Leaves are simple, alternate, and distichous. Petiole is 0.5-1.0 cm long, canaliculate and glabrous. Lamina is 5-13 x 1.5–5 cm, usually narrow obovate. The leaf is coriaceous and glabrous with entire margin. Secondary veins are in 6-9 pairs.[2]

Ecology

Trees are found in dry evergreen forests up to 800 m altitude. With mature crowns occupying the canopy layer of the forest, they are known as canopy trees.[2]

Vernacular names

The plant is known as:

• Malayalam: Karimaram, Vedukkanari, Karimpala[1]
• Sinhala: KunuMaella[3]
• Others: Karimbala, Vedi kandru, Karimaram[1]

Flowering

Flowering and fruiting is usually in between March–August.[1]

References

External resources

• "Diospyros ovalifolia Wight". IOR-ARC Medicinal Plants Network. IOR-ARC RCSTT Medicinal Plant Network. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
• "Type of Diospyros ovalifolia Wight [family EBENACEAE]". JSTOR Global Plants. JSTOR. June 18, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
• "Diospyros ovalifolia Wight". The Plant List (2010). Version 1. The Plant List 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
• "Woody Species Diospyros ovalifolia". TAXA Wood Knowledge Base. www.prowebcanada.com. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
• "Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis". The International Plant Names Index. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved September 8, 2013.

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