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ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 24

  • Scientific Name: Diospyros buxifolia (Blume) Hiern
  • Synonym: Diospyros microphylla Bedd.
  • Family: Ebenaceae
  • Common Name: Malamuringa, elichuzhi
  • പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്‍: മലമുരിങ്ങ, എലിച്ചുഴി
  • Native: Tropical Asia
  • Specimen from: Aramba, Kallar Range (Achenkovil)
  • State & Region: Kerala, India
  • Date of Collection: Saturday, April 7, 1979
  • Collected by: K. M. Bhat & K. V. Bhat
  • General Characteristics: Dioecious trees, to 30 m high, bole buttressed; bark 5-6 mm thick, blackish-grey. Leaves simple, alternate.Flowers are unisexual, and white. Fruit a berry
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