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Diospyros racemosa, is a semi-evergreen and also a dioecious tree in the ebony family with up to 20 m tall, distributed in India, and Sri Lanka.[2] It is a well known ayurvedic plant used in Sri Lanka, where it is known as "kaha kala" or "kaluwella" by Sinhalese people.[3]

Diospyros racemosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ebenaceae
Genus:	Diospyros
Species:	D. racemosa
Binomial name
Diospyros racemosa Roxb.
Synonyms
Diospyros foveoreticulata Merr. Diospyros incisa Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. [Invalid] Diospyros toposia Buch.-Ham. Diospyros toposia var. toposioides (King & Gamble) Phengklai Diospyros toposioides King & Gamble Embryopteris racemosa (Roxb.) G.Don[1]

References

• jstor.org

External links

• uniprot
• Preliminary Phytochemical Analysis of Diospyros Species

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