Diospyros fasciculosa (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

 
  • Family : EBENACEAE
    (Ebony Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BISTENDU FAMILY (बिसतॆंदु फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Ebenaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ebenus fasciculosa Kuntze; Maba fasciculosa F.Muell.; Diospyros ruminata Bakh.; Ebenus ruminata Kuntze; Maba laxiflora Benth.; Maba ruminata Hiern; Maba tenuinervia Koord. & Valeton ex Koord.-Schum.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Diospyros fasciculosa (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Tree, up to 20m tall, seldom exceeding 30cm dbh, inner and outer blaze sometimes separated by thin red layer; Leaves 6–19 × 2.5–7 cm, petiole 0.5-1.0cm, flat to slightly grooved above, glands sparsely scattered; Male flowers: 3-12, in axillary fascicles, calyx shallowly 3–4-lobed, sparsely clothed with pale appressed hairs, corolla campanulate, tube 2–2.5 mm long, glabrous, 3–4 lobes, stamens 8–16 (–20), fused at base in pairs, also fused to corolla tube, pistillode 0.5–0.75 mm long, glabrous; Female flowers: 3-10 flowers per fascicle, calyx 3-4-lobed, corolla 3-4 lobes, tube 2-2.5mm long, staminodes 0-4, ovary 2-3mm long, 6-locular; Fruit seated on a persistent 3–4-lobed glabrous calyx, appressed to the base, globular, glabrous, diameter 10-15mm; Seeds 4-6 per fruit, 10-11mm long.
  • Native : Australia, Fiji, Jawa, New Caledonia
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : E. Jawa, N. & E. Queensland to NE. New South Wales, SW. Pacific
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume II. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Diospyros fasciculosa
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Diospyros fasciculosa. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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