Diospyros montana
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| Diospyros montana Roxb.
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The Bombay ebony, Diospyros montana,[2] is a small deciduous tree in the ebony family up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall, distributed all along the Western Ghats of India, Sri Lanka and Australia.[3][4]
Common names
- English – Mountain persimmon, mottled ebony
- Malayanum – Manjakara, Nanchimaram, Bali, Malayakathitholi
- Tamil – Karunthuvalisu, Vakanai, Vakkanatthi
- Other – Bistendu, Jagalkanti, Manjakara, Bankini, Vakkanai, Malayakathitholi