Diospyros saldanhae Kosterm., J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 74: 326 1977. ; Habit- Trees up to 10 m tall. Trunk & Bark- Bark black, smooth; blaze pale red. Branches and Branchlets- Branchlets densely long (to 0.25 cm) hairy. Leaves- Leaves simple, alternate, distichous; petiole 0.2-0.4 cm long, stout, densely hirsute; lamina 5-14 x 2.2-6 cm oblong or oblanceolate, apex bluntly acute to acuminate, base rounded to subcordate, subcoriaceous, densely soft hairy on both surface when young, later become glabrous above except on midrib; secondary nerves 6-11 pairs; tertiary nerves broadly reticulate. Inflorescence / Flower- Flowers unisexual; female flowers clusters of 1-3, axillary. Fruit and Seed- Berry, conical or ellipsoid-ovate with dense rufous bristles; fruiting calyx lobes oblong; seeds 3-4. Understorey tree in evergreen forests, up to 900 m. Endemic to the Western Ghats- mostly in Central Sahyadri. (Attributions- B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry
Mollem National Park :: Diospyros saldanhae :: DVMAR09/09 : 1 post by 1 author. 9 images. Mollem National Park ... Goa Date: 18 FEB 2012 ... Altitude: 125 - 145 m asl Diospyros saldanhae Kosterm. ... (family: Ebenaceae) |
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