Diospyros oocarpa Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 180 1860. ; . dy-oh-SPY-ros or dy-oh-SPEE-ros — wheat (fruit) of the gods … Dave’s Botanary oo-oh-KAR-puh — egg-shaped fruit … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: Andamans marblewood, egg-fruited ebony, zebrawood • Malayalam: കരിങ്കാളി karinkaali, കരുങ്ങാലി karungngaali • Tamil: சிதேக்கதிரம் cite-k-katiram, வெள்ளைக்கருங்காலி vellai-k-karunkali Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/08/diospyros-oocarpa-thwaites.html . Native to: India, Sri Lanka . Habit- Trees up to 25 m tall. Trunk & Bark- Bark blackish brown, flakes; blaze brown. Branches and Branchlets- Branchlets terete, fulvous pubescent when young. Leaves- Leaves simple, alternate, distichous; petiole to 0.6-1.1 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, glabrous; lamina 5-12 x 3-7.5 cm, narrow ovate to ovate, apex acute to acuminate with blunt tip, base acute, margin entire, coriaceous, glabrous, drying brown; midrib flat above; secondary nerves 5-8, not prominent, lower most pairs close; tertiary nerves obscure. Inflorescence / Flower- Flowers unisexual, dioecious; male flowers in axillary sessile clusters, cream; female flowers 1-3, axillary. Fruit and Seed- Berry, oblong-ovoid, 2.3 x 3.5 cm, rugose; calyx persistent; 1-seed per cell. Canopy to subcanopy trees in evergreen forests, up to 800 m. Western Ghats and Sri Lanka; in the Western Ghats- common in Central and North Malanad of Central Sahyadri. (Attributions- B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry from India Biodiversity Portal) .
Anshi Ghat :: Diospyros oocarpa :: DVFEB18/51 : (Mixed thread): 2 posts by 1 author. 4 correct images as above. Anshi Ghat … Karnataka Date: 25 MAY 2013 … Altitude: 340 – 380 m asl Diospyros oocarpa Thwaites … (family: Ebenaceae) . Names of Plants in India :: Diospyros oocarpa Thwaites: Wrong image. dy-oh-SPY-ros or dy-oh-SPEE-ros — wheat (fruit) of the gods … Dave’s Botanary oo-oh-KAR-puh — egg-shaped fruit … Dave’s Botanarycommonly known as: Andamans marblewood, egg-fruited ebony, zebrawood • Kannada: ಸ೦ಗಮರಿ ಮರ sangamari mara • Konkani: ತಾಂತಿಂರೂಪ್ ಬೀಟ್ तांतिरूप् बीट् tantirup beet • Malayalam: കരിങ്കാളി karinkaali, കരുങ്ങാലി karungngaali • Tamil: சிதேக்கதிரம் cite-k-katiram, வெள்ளைக்கருங்காலி vellai-k-karunkalibotanical names: Diospyros oocarpa Thwaites … synonyms: no known synonyms … POWO Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ Andamans marblewood, zebrawood egg-fruited ebony
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ ಸ೦ಗಮರಿ ಮರ sangamari mara
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ ತಾಂತಿಂರೂಪ್ ಬೀಟ್ तांतिरूप् बीट् tantirup beet
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ दक्षिणी आबनूस dakshini aabnus
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ കരിങ്കാളി karinkaali, കരുങ്ങാലി karungngaali
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ சிதேக்கதிரம் cite-k-katiram
வெள்ளைக்கருங்காலி vellai-k-karunkali
~~~~~ x ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/08/diospyros-oocarpa-thwaites.html The photo illustrated for compilation of names belongs to Diospyros candolleana Wight, therefore revision with replacement of photo. Coined names (in Kannada, Konkani and Marathi) are discarded. dy-oh-SPY-ros or dy-oh-SPEE-ros — wheat (fruit) of the Gods … Dave’s Botanary oo-oh-KAR-puh — egg-shaped fruit … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: Andamans marblewood, egg-fruited ebony, zebrawood • Malayalam: കരിങ്കാളി karinkaali, കരുങ്ങാലി karungngaali • Tamil: சிதேக்கதிரம் cite-k-katiram, வெள்ளைக்கருங்காலி vellai-k-karunkali botanical names: Diospyros oocarpa Thwaites … synonyms: no known synonyms … POWO, retrieved 19 August 2022 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India Andamans marblewood, zebrawood egg-fruited ebony
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka ❌ kalu kadumberiya ❌
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep കരിങ്കാളി karinkaali, കരുങ്ങാലി karungngaali
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands சிதேக்கதிரம் cite-k-katiram
வெள்ளைக்கருங்காலி vellai-k-karunkali
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Andaman & Nicobar islands, *Goa, *Karnataka, Kerala, *Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Created on: 17:51 19-08-2022 ¦ Last updated: 10:53 08-02-2025 ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/08/diospyros-oocarpa-thwaites.html |
Diospyros oocarpa
Updated on February 22, 2025