Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Ebenaceae | Genus: Diospyros | Species: Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel( गुयाब ) |
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| Synonym | Diospyros peregrina (Gaertn.) Gurke, Diospyros embryopteris Pers. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Guab, Gaabh | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Indian Persimmon | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Guab | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 M | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit globose, 3.5cm in diameter with persistent calyx, the young fruit, green and tinted red |
| Habitat | Moist and dry deciduous forests | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India and Pakistan | Bark Details | Bark dark gray even black bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Hisar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Medium sized spreading evergreen tree, up to 15m tall; Bark dark gray even black bark; Leaves simple, elleptic, ovate, rounded at base, alternate, exstipulate, coriacious, glabrous. Male flowers 3-5 in paniculate drooping cymes with pedicillate creamy white small flowers. Female flowers solitary with 4 styles and ovary 8 celled. Fruit globose, with persistent calyx, the young fruit, green and tinted red | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, elleptic, ovate, rounded at base, alternate, exstipulate, coriacious, glabrous. |
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