Diospyros ramiflora
Roxb.
Ebenaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A large tree. The fruit are rounded or slightly oblong. The ripe fruit are orange. The flesh is yellow.
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Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in eastern India.
Where It Grows
Asia, India, Northeastern India, Myanmar, SE Asia,
Production
The fruit take almost a year to ripen from flowering.
Notes
There are about 485 species of Diospyros mostly in the tropics.
Also Known As
Oori-gaub
References (4)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 178
- Jayaraman, U., & Singh, V., 1987, A Census of Edible Species of Diospyros L. in India. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 10 No. 2 pp 416-419
- Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p 56
- Singh, V. B., et al, (Ed.) Horticulture for Sustainable Income and Environmental Protection. Vol. 1 p 215
