Diospyros ferrea

Diospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh.

Order	Ericales
Family	Ebenaceae
Genus	Diospyros

2n =

Origin : West Africa to India, Indochina, Ryukyu Islands,
Malaysia, Australia, Melanesia, Polynesia

wild

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Uses summary

• wood: grey with dark streaks. ebony?
• fruit: edible. Famine food in Madras.

Popular names

• Bengali: angaru (Wealth of India)
• Telugu: cinnavullinji, pisinika (Wealth of India)
• Tamil: irumballi, kuruvinci (Wealth of India)
• Kannada: karugana, piccune (Wealth of India)
• Uriya: gourokholi, pitonu (Wealth of India)
• Orissa: goakuli, guakuli (Wealth of India)
• Indonesia: bibisan (Java), ai meten, wawama (Moluccas) (PROSEA)
• Philippines: batulinau (Tagalog) (PROSEA)

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