Diospyros sylvatica Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 1: 38 1795.;
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. Dioecious trees, to 18 m high, bark 3 mm thick, dull grey to black, thin; blaze yellow; branchlets puberulous. Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate; petiole 5-10 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 5-15 x 2-5 cm, elliptic, ovate, elliptic-oblong or elliptic-obovate, base acute or cuneate, apex acute, acuminate or obtusely acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, shining, membranous; lateral nerves 5-8 pairs, pinnate, obscure, intercostae reticulate, obscure. Flowers unisexual, white; male flowers: 6-10 in axillary cymes, 6 mm across; peduncle 5 mm long, puberulous; calyx 3 mm long, campanulate; lobes 4, ovate, acute, pubescent outside; corolla 6 mm long, campanulate, lobes 4, triangular, obtuse; stamens about 24; filaments in unequal pairs, ciliate at apex; female flowers; solitary or 3 together, 8-10 mm across; calyx much longer than in male, lobes ovate-oblong, acute; corolla campanulate; lobes triangular, obtuse; staminodes 4, inserted on the corolla and alternate with its lobes; ovary superior, globose, pubescent, 6-8-celled, 1-ovule in each cell; style 3-4, free, glabrous, bilobed with fringed margins. Fruit a berry, 16-18 mm across, globose, dark green, fruiting calyx enlarged, flat, foliaceous, spreading; seeds 2-8, oblong, rugose, shining, albumen ruminate. Flowering and fruiting: March-April
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
Indo-Malesia
Fwd: [efloraofindia:177943] ID please RF 4 : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2)
A tree of Thane District called Malya Diospyros sylvatica Resembling Hydnocarpus… but need more details. In several places in this area the locals call Diospyros sylvatica as Malya It seems to be Diospyros sylvatica Roxb. However it is not possible to confirm without flowers and fruits. Yes, appears close to images at Biotik . Location-Saltar forest
Habitat-Sapling , Regeneration of a tree
Habitat- Wild, hill forest
Altitude-1000 m
Photographed -April 2023 Diospyros sylvatica Yes, possible as per
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=8321948 https://efloraofindia.com/2014/01/20/diospyros-sylvatica/ http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=3532&cat=7 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Diospyros_sylvatica . Diospyros sylvatica Roxb.
Matheran :: Apr 1, 2023 · 2:35 PM IST :: about 800 m (2,625 ft) asl
Many thanks to Radha Veach for validating the ID at iNaturalist
. References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP India Biodiversity Portal Biotik |