Diospyros melanoxylon

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 melanoxylon
Varieties: D. m. var. melanoxylon – D. m. var. tupru

Name

Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 1: 36 (1795).

Homonyms

Diospyros melanoxylon Blume, nom.illeg. = Diospyros truncata Zoll. & Moritzi
Diospyros melanoxylon Willd., nom.illeg. = Diospyros ebenum J.Koenig ex Retz.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

Roxburgh, W. 1795–1798. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel; selected from drawings and descriptions presented to the hon. court of directors of the East India Company, / by William Roxburgh, M.D. ; Published, by their order, under the direction of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S. ; Vol. I. Fasc. 1: colum. 1–28, lám. 21–25 (V.1795) Fasc. 2: colum. 29–40, lám. 26–50 (XI.1795) Fasc. 3: colum. 41–56, lám. 51–75 (VIII.1796) Fasc. 4: colum. 57–68, lám. 76–100 (I–III.1798) London. BHL; Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 1:36, t. 46.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Diospyros melanoxylon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 08. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Diospyros melanoxylon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Diospyros melanoxylon. Published online. Accessed: Apr 08 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. 100324790 Diospyros melanoxylon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Apr 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Diospyros melanoxylon in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Coromandel Ebony, East Indian Ebony
suomi: Koromandelineebenpuu
हिन्दी: तेन्दु
മലയാളം: തെണ്ട്
русский: Коромандельское чёрное дерево
తెలుగు: బీడీ ఆకు చెట్టు