Diospyros racemosa

Diospyros racemosa, is a semi-evergreen and also a dioecious tree in the ebony family with up to 20 m tall, distributed in India, and Sri Lanka.[2] It is a well known ayurvedic plant used in Sri Lanka, where it is known as "kaha kala" or "kaluwella" by Sinhalese people.[3]

Diospyros racemosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species:
D. racemosa
Binomial name
Diospyros racemosa
Roxb.
Synonyms
  • Diospyros foveoreticulata Merr.
  • Diospyros incisa Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. [Invalid]
  • Diospyros toposia Buch.-Ham.
  • Diospyros toposia var. toposioides (King & Gamble) Phengklai small>
  • Diospyros toposioides King & Gamble
  • Embryopteris racemosa (Roxb.) G.Don[1]

References
  1. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2770412
  2. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/263215
  3. http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=457&s=Family_name


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