For ID:05/04/08 SMP 2 Pune

[satish phadke]

A very Big tree.....12-15 meters in height.....Leaves glossy, alternate,.....flowers small 1cm. Petals 5.Stamens many........fruit brown lemon size. Member of Sapotaceae family?
Any idea what tree is this?
Taken in Kothrud area Pune Maharashtra.on 5th Apr 2008
Satish

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[Neil Soares]

Hi Satish,
It is Diospyros peregrina [D.embryopteris] locally
called Temburni.
Regards,
Neil Soares.

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[Neil Soares]

Hi Satish,
Forgot to mention- the common name of D.peregrina
is River Ebony.
Regards,
Neil Soares.

[J.M. Garg]

Here is a good link of inf. about it: http://www.ayushveda.com/herbs/diospyros-peregrina.htm

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[satish phadke]

Thanks a lot Neil,Garg
This is a tree of evergreen forest often by the side of rivers or trees in damp shady areas and not common in deciduous forests though it is said to be observed all over India.I had never seen this before. This is a cultivated tree in one bungalow here in Pune. It is a member of Ebonaceae family (Not very common) and is called as Temburni or Tinduk(Sanskrit) Indian Persimmon or Gaabh    (Hindi).It is described on page 264 of 'Further flowers of Sahyadri'. Though the colour of flower is mentioned as yellow in the book the one I saw were white with yellow tinge.The flowers are dioecious i.e. Male and female flowers are different; may be mine are female flowers.
Regards
Satish

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