Wood Specimen's Information:  

 
  Museum Floor  &  Size of Specimens :

First Floor, Timber Section
  Specimen's Access Number :

CBRw006
  Binomial Name of Specimen :

Diospyros melanoxylon
  Specimen's Collector Name :

 
  Specimen's Collection Area :

Rajahmundry, Andra Pradesh

 

Specimen's Collection Date

 :

 
  Specimen's Collection Country :

India
  Specimen's Collection Continent :

Asia
  Number of Specimen Available :

1
  Whether it is available for mutual exchange :

Yes
Scientific Classification of Wood Specimen:  

 
  Kingdom :

Plantae
  Division :

Magnoliophyta
 

Class

 :

Magnoliopsida
  Order :

Ericales
  Family :

Ebenaceae
  Genus :

Diospyros
  Subgenus :

 
  Species :

Diospyros melanoxylon
 

Author of Species

 :

Justus Carl Hasskarl

  Common/Trade Name :

Ebony
  Vernacular Name :

Hindi: Tendu

Kannada: Balai

Tamil: Beedi Elai

Marathi: Tendu

Telugu: Thellagada
  Distribution of Species :

India, Pakistan
 

Uses

 :

Food: The fruits and powdered seeds are sold in local markets and eaten. Pests and diseases: Trioza obsoleta feeds on the sap and forms rough reddish-yellow galls on the leaves
  Normal Picture of Specimens :

 
  Anatomical Picture of Specimens :

 

 

 

 

 

References :

 

  

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  2. http://forest.ap.nic.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/files/ff1005.htm

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  8. Jackson JK. 1987. Manual of afforestation in Nepal. Department of Forestry, Kathmandu.

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  10. Rathore JS. 1970. Diospyros melanoxylon, a bread-winner tree of India. Economic Botany. 26(4): 333-339.

  11. Singh RV. 1982. Fodder trees of India. Oxford & IBH Co. New Delhi, India.