(Ebenaceae) Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel.
Local name(s): (kok hang hone)
Medicinal use(s): Treat skin disease (itching), boils, parasite.
Part(s) used: stem
Field Characters: Tree 8 m tall, stem slender, fruits green, calyx cup blackish-green.
Locality: Savannakhet Province, Kaysone district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, at 19 km from city center on road Kaysone-Seno. Forest edge, along road separating the Preserve and Dong Natad Protected Area.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest in regeneration from some degree of past conversion.
Altitude: 158 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, O. Souliya
Collection number(s): DDS 14944
Collection Date: December 18, 2013
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313730.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World online floraFlora of NepalGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityUseful references:
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Zreen Z, Hameed A, Kiran S, et al. A Comparative Study of Diospyros malabarica (Gaub) Extracts in Various Polarity-Dependent Solvents for Evaluation of Phytoconstituents and Biological Activities. Biomed Res Int 2022, 2022:4746223. doi: 10.1155/2022/4746223. PMID: 35789643; PMCID: PMC9250437.