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ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 75
- Scientific Name: Diospyros sp.
- Family: Ebenaceae
- Trade Name: African Ebony
- Common Name: Cameroon ebony, Kukuo (Gambia), Mgiriti, Msindi (Tanzania), Nigerian ebony
- പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്: എബോണി
- Native: Equatorial West Africa, Mainly in Southern Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Zaire
- Specimen from:
- State & Region: Kerala, India
- Date of Collection: Wednesday, April 2, 1986
- Collected by: K. M. Bhat, K. V. Bhat & P. K. Thulasidas
- General Characteristics: The genus is either deciduous or evergreen. The leaves, which lack teeth, are usually borne alternately on opposite sides of the twig. The plants are generally dioecious, meaning male and female flowers are borne on separate individuals. The sepals of the female flowers often persist on the fruit, which is a large juicy berry.
- Taxon identifiers:
- Other Accessions of Diospyros sp.