{"id":1399364,"date":"2015-02-19T11:50:33","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T11:50:33","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-02-22T16:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T11:11:10","slug":"diospyros-oocarpa","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/diospyros-oocarpa\/","title":{"rendered":"Diospyros oocarpa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Diospyros<\/i> oocarpa<\/i> Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 180 1860<\/i>. ;
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dy-oh-SPY-ros<\/b> or dy-oh-SPEE-ros<\/b> — wheat (fruit) of the gods<\/span> … Dave’s Botanary<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
oo-oh-KAR-puh<\/b> — egg-shaped fruit<\/span> … Dave’s Botanary<\/span><\/a>
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\ncommonly known as<\/b>: Andamans marblewood, egg-fruited ebony, zebrawood \u2022\u00a0Malayalam<\/b>: \u0d15\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d33\u0d3f karinkaali, \u0d15\u0d30\u0d41\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d3e\u0d32\u0d3f karungngaali \u2022\u00a0Tamil<\/b>: \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd cite-k-katiram, \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bbf vellai-k-karunkali
\nNames compiled \/ updated at\u00a0https:\/\/dineshvalke.blogspot.com\/2022\/08\/diospyros-oocarpa-thwaites.html<\/a>
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\n<\/span>Native to<\/b>: India, Sri Lanka
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Habit- Trees up to 25 m tall.<\/span><\/div>\n
Trunk & Bark- Bark blackish brown, flakes; blaze brown.<\/span><\/div>\n
Branches and Branchlets- Branchlets terete, fulvous pubescent when young.<\/span><\/div>\n
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.<\/span><\/div>\n
Inflorescence \/ Flower- Flowers unisexual, dioecious; male flowers in axillary sessile clusters, cream; female flowers 1-3, axillary.<\/span><\/div>\n
Fruit and Seed- Berry, oblong-ovoid, 2.3 x 3.5 cm, rugose; calyx persistent; 1-seed per cell.<\/span><\/div>\n
Canopy to subcanopy trees in evergreen forests, up to 800 m.<\/span><\/div>\n
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka; in the Western Ghats- common in Central and North Malanad of Central Sahyadri.<\/span><\/div>\n
(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<\/span><\/a>)
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Anshi Ghat :: Diospyros oocarpa :: DVFEB18\/51<\/a> : (Mixed thread): 2 posts by 1 author. 4 correct images as above.
\nAnshi Ghat<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>… Karnataka<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Date<\/span>: 25 MAY 2013<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>…\u00a0<\/span>Altitude<\/span>: 340 – 380 m asl
\n<\/span><\/span>Diospyros oocarpa<\/i>\u00a0Thwaites\u00a0<\/span>… (family: Ebenaceae<\/i>)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Names of Plants in India :: Diospyros oocarpa Thwaites<\/a>: Wrong image.<\/p>\n

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dy-oh-SPY-ros<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0dy-oh-SPEE-ros<\/b>\u00a0— wheat (fruit) of the gods<\/span> …\u00a0Dave’s Botanary<\/a>
\noo-oh-KAR-puh<\/b>\u00a0— egg-shaped fruit<\/span> …\u00a0Dave’s Botanary<\/a>commonly known as<\/b>: Andamans marblewood, egg-fruited ebony, zebrawood \u2022\u00a0Kannada<\/b>: \u0cb8\u0ce6\u0c97\u0cae\u0cb0\u0cbf \u0cae\u0cb0 sangamari mara \u2022\u00a0Konkani<\/b>: \u0ca4\u0cbe\u0c82\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0c82\u0cb0\u0cc2\u0caa\u0ccd \u0cac\u0cc0\u0c9f\u0ccd \u0924\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f\u0930\u0942\u092a\u094d \u092c\u0940\u091f\u094d tantirup beet \u2022\u00a0Malayalam<\/b>: \u0d15\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d33\u0d3f karinkaali, \u0d15\u0d30\u0d41\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d3e\u0d32\u0d3f karungngaali \u2022\u00a0Tamil<\/b>: \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd cite-k-katiram, \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bbf vellai-k-karunkalibotanical names<\/b>:\u00a0Diospyros oocarpa<\/i>\u00a0Thwaites …\u00a0synonyms<\/b>: no known synonyms …\u00a0POWO<\/a><\/p>\n
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Andamans marblewood, zebrawood<\/b><\/div>\n