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 montana Roxb.( विषतेंदू ) |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Diospyros auriculata Wight Ex Hiern, Diospyros calcarea Fletcher, Diospyros dioica Span., Diospyros cordifolia Roxb., Diospyros punctata Decne. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Bistendu, Tendu | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Mountain Persimmon, Mottled Ebony | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kaindu, Bistendu | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up To 1200m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit Globose, 2-2.5 Cm In Diam., Red Where Ripe. Seeds Generally 8 In Each Fruit, Compressed |
| Habitat | Moist Deciduous, Dry Deciduous And Semi-evergreen Forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Malesia, Tropical Australia | Bark Details | Bark Smooth, Grey Or Yellowish-grey, Blaze Turmeric Yellow |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Panipat, Rohtak, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | A small or medium sized tree with a fairly long trunk. Bark smooth, ashy grey. Leaves 3.5-10.5 x 2-5 cm, generally elliptic or ovate-oblong, dark green, densely valvetly-tomentose when young, base usually rounded. Male flowers pale-yellow, in short 3-5- flowered axillary cymes. Female flower solitary. Calyx lobes broad and rounded. Corolla slightly pubescent. Stamens 16, in opposite pairs. Fruit globose, 2-2.5 cm in diam., red where ripe. Seeds generally 8 in each fruit, compressed | Leaf Details | Leaves 3.5-10.5 X 2-5 Cm, Generally Elliptic Or Ovate-oblong, Dark Green, Densely Valvetly-tomentose When Young, Base Usually Rounded |
