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Diospyros tapurn

Ham.

Timarva

Ebenaceae Edible: Fruit, Bark

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Description

A tropical tree in the Ebenaceae family with limited documentation, recorded with only a few references in scientific literature.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten, and the pounded bark is eaten, possibly used medicinally.

Traditional Uses

The pounded bark is eaten. It is possibly a medicine. The fruit are eaten.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, India,

Notes

There are about 485 species of Diospyros mostly in the tropics. Not in the Plant List and only a couple of references on Google.

References (2)

  • GAMMIE,
  • Famine Foods.

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