Diospyros racemosa

Diospyros racemosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): 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 small>
  • Diospyros toposioides King & Gamble
  • Embryopteris racemosa (Roxb.) G.Don[1]

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]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2770412
  2. ↑ http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/263215
  3. ↑ http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=457&s=Family_name

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