Diospyros ebenum

Diospyros ebenum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species: Diospyros ebenum

Name

Diospyros ebenum J.Koenig ex Retz., Physiogr. Sälsk. Handl. 1: 176 (1781).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Diospyros glaberrima Rottler, Nye Saml. Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. 2: 540 (1783).
  • Diospyros melanoxylon Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 1109 (1806), nom. illeg.
  • Diospyros membranacea A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 227 (1844).
  • Diospyros reticulata var. timoriana A.DC., Prodr. 8: 225 (1844).
  • Diospyros laurifolia A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 86 (1850).
  • Diospyros timoriana (A.DC.) Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 1045 (1859).
  • Diospyros assimilis Bedd., Rep. Forest. Madr.: 20 (1866).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Asie Andaman Is.; India; Nicobar Is.; Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• König, J.G., 1781. Physiographiska Salskapets Handlingar. Stockholm 1:176.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Diospyros ebenum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 07. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Diospyros ebenum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Diospyros ebenum. Published online. Accessed: Apr 07 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Diospyros ebenum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Apr 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Diospyros ebenum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Ceylon Ebony, India Ebony
Esperanto: Ebona diospiro
suomi: Ceylonineebenpuu
magyar: Ceyloni ében
italiano: Ebano di Ceylon
polski: Hurma hebanowa
தமிழ்: செங்கருங்காலி

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