Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel. Family - Ebenaceae Local name - Gaub, Indian persimmon Habit - Tree

Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel.

Family - Ebenaceae

Local name - Gaub, Indian persimmon 

Habit - Tree

Habitat - Shady and wet sites near streams 

Location - Mayurbhanj, Odisha 

Date - 26/6/21

IPNI - Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel., Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 3: 1099 (1834).

(Photo credit - Rajkumari supriya devi)

Morphology

🌼The bark is black, smooth, and the inner bark turns bluish on exposure to sunlight 

🌼Leaves simple, alternate or subopposite, oblong

🌼Fruits ovoid or globose, yellow when ripe

🌼Flowers unisexual, males 3-12 together in pani-cled drooping cymes, females considerably longer than the males.

Medicinal uses

Bark extract has shown significant anti-diarrheal activity.

Reference

http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Gaub.html#:~:text=Medicinal%20uses%3A%20Gab%20is%20the,is%20said%20to%20be%20cold.

http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Diospyros+malabarica

Kaushik V, Saini V, Panduranga A, Khosa RL, Parcha V. (2013) A review of phytochemical & biological studies of Diospyros malabarica. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Letters. 2(6): 167-169.

(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Cuttack, Odisha)

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