Diospyros hirsuta
| Diospyros hirsuta | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ebenaceae |
| Genus: | Diospyros |
| Species: | D. hirsuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Diospyros hirsuta L.f | |
Diospyros hirsuta, is a tree in the Ebony family, endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves
ovate-lanceolate to elliptic, base tapered, pointed apex, widely spaced, prominent, arched lateral veins with intermediaries between.
Trunk
Bark - finely fissured, black; Immature Bark - reddish.
Flowers
yellow, sessile to subsessile between 2 small bracteoles; I- male dense axillary clusters; female flowers axillary, solitary.
Fruits
ellipsoid-ovoid, densely coppery hairy; calyx lobes broad with thick reflexed tips.
Ecology
rain forest understory, along waterways of wet zone.