Mazhar Botanic Garden

Diospyros decandra Lour.

Bombay ebony

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000631
English name: Bombay ebony
Arabic name: دايوسبيرس دكاندرا
Native: Thailand, Indo-China
Country: Thailand
(PGR): Very rare

Small deciduous tree with spiny trunk leaves lanceolate elliptic, male and female flowers grow on separate tree, flowers creamy white or greenish white fruit spherical, yellow when ripe

The fragrant fruits are appreciated and sold on markets. the leaves, roots and fruits are used medicinal

Diopspyros montana var cordifolia

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate Tropical
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, grafting
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9b : 11
pH range: 4.5-8.0
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Food Fruits Medicinal
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Deciduous tree
pH: Acid Mild alkaline Neutral
Located in: Herbarium Yard Glass house

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