Diospyros lanceifolia
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Popular Names
- Indonesia: awa kehuluh, tuba buwah (Sumatra), melilin (Bangka) (PROSEA)
- Malaysia: hitam mati, kayu arang, sengkawas (peninsular) (PROSEA)
Classification and nomenclature
synonyms:
- Diospyros lucida Wallich ex A.DC. (1844)
- Diospyros pachyphylla C.B. Clarke (1882)
- Diospyros clavigera C.B. Clarke var. pachyphylla (C.B. Clarke) Ridley (1923)
Main uses
- wood: black ebony
- fruit: edible or poisonous?
- fish poison (fruit)
Main references
- PROSEA 5(2), 1995. Plant resources of South-East Asia. vol. 5(2). Timber trees : minor commercial timbers. ed. by R.H.M.J. Lemmens, I. Soerianegara & W.C. Wong. Leiden/Wageningen, Backhuys/PROSEA. (Bogor, PROSEA, 1995). 655 p.
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