Diospyros venosa

Diospyros venosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ebenaceae
Genus:	Diospyros
Species:	D. venosa
Binomial name
Diospyros venosa Wall. ex A.DC.[1]
Synonyms[1]
List Diospyros bintulensis Kosterm. Diospyros hermaphroditica (Zoll.) Bakh. ex Steenis Diospyros hexasperma Hasselt ex Hassk. Diospyros merguensis (Hiern) Fletcher Diospyros rotundiflora Hiern Ebenus hermaphrodica (Zoll.) Kuntze Ebenus javanica (Zoll.) Kuntze Ebenus merguensis (Hiern) Kuntze Maba clarkeana King & Gamble Maba hermaphroditica Zoll. Maba javanica Zoll. Maba merguensis Hiern Maba teijsmannii (Hassk.) Hiern Maba venosa (Wall. ex A.DC.) King & Gamble Maba zollingeri (Hassk.) Hochr. Rhipidostigma teijsmannii Hassk. Rhipidostigma zollingeri Hassk.

Diospyros venosa is a tree in the Ebenaceae family. It grows up to 20 metres (70 ft) tall. Inflorescences bear up to 25 flowers. The fruits are ellipsoid to roundish, up to 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter. The specific epithet venosa is from the Latin meaning "veined", referring to the leaf. Habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forests.^[2] D. venosa is found from Indochina to Malesia.^[2][3]

References

1. "Diospyros venosa Wall. ex A.DC.". The Plant List. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
2. Ng, Francis S.P. (April 2002). "Diospyros venosa Wall. ex A.DC." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 98–99. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
3. "Diospyros venosa". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 January 2014.