Diospyros vera (Lour.) A.Chev. Main specimen

Ebenaceae

{ Description | Fruit }

The fruit of Diospyros vera is a globose or ellipsoid berry. These fruits are 1-1.5 cm across. The young fruits are green, turning yellow and red when ripe. The berries are 1-3-seeded.

Diospyros vera ripe fruits

Diospyros vera unripe fruit

Diospyros vera ripe fruit

Diospyros vera fruit transversal section

Diospyros vera ripe fruits

Diospyros vera unripe fruit

Description

Fruit

Reproduction & Dispersal

Ecology & Distribution

Human uses

Date of collection

23/07/2015

Collected by

N.L.I.B.

GPS coordinates

11.99401 N - 79.82822 E

Locality

Pitchandikulam Forest, Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India