Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Diospyros malabarica
Scientific Name and Description
Diospyros peregrina (GAERTN.) GURKE.
Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel.
Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Diospyros embryopteris PERS.
Diospyros malabarica (DESR.) KOSTEL.
Embryopteris glutinifera ROXB.
. biflora Blanco
D. citrifolia Wall. ex A.DC.
D. embryopteris Pers. [Illegitimate]
D. glutinifera (Roxb.) Wall.
D. glutinosa J.König ex Roxb.
D. malabarica var. siamensis (Hochr.) Phengklai
D. peregrina (Gaertn.) Gürke
D. peregrina f. javanica Kosterm.
D. siamensis Hochr.
Embryopteris gelatinifera G.Don
Embryopteris glutinifera Roxb.
Embryopteris glutinifolia Link
Embryopteris peregrina Gaertn.
Diospyros malabarica (DESR.) KOSTEL.
Embryopteris glutinifera ROXB.
. biflora Blanco
D. citrifolia Wall. ex A.DC.
D. embryopteris Pers. [Illegitimate]
D. glutinifera (Roxb.) Wall.
D. glutinosa J.König ex Roxb.
D. malabarica var. siamensis (Hochr.) Phengklai
D. peregrina (Gaertn.) Gürke
D. peregrina f. javanica Kosterm.
D. siamensis Hochr.
Embryopteris gelatinifera G.Don
Embryopteris glutinifera Roxb.
Embryopteris glutinifolia Link
Embryopteris peregrina Gaertn.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | gaub tree |
| Hindi | gab, gabh, gaub, kala tendu, kala-tendu, kalatendu, make-tendu, makurkendi, taindu, tedu, tendu, Kathal |
| Kannada | antena, antina, antina mara, banda, bandada, bandada mara, bandadamara, bantha, bhanda, buntha, gavandu, guvandu, hagna, haine, higa, hige, hige bandha, higebanda, higebantha, higebuntha, hole thumri, holehoopare, holethumri, holetupare, holetupra, holletupara, holletupra, hulitumri, jagala mara, jole thumri, kaaka thoopra, kakadhupada, kakutupare, kasure, kusha ratha, kusharada, kusharta, kusthure, kusure, olle thumpare, olletupra, tapasi, tappasi, thinduka, thumaaree, thumuki, tubare, tumaki, tumburu, tupare, Kusambi |
| Malayalam | panacca, panacci, panachi, pananci, paniccha, panicci, panich-chi, panicha, panichi, panitsjika, panitsjika-maram, vananchi, vananchik-ka-maram, vananci, vananji |
| Marathi | maakada kaendi, tembiri, temburani, themburni, thimburi, thimbwini, timar, timbursi, Kathphala |
| Sanskrit | anilsara, asitakaraka, asitasaraka, atimuktaka, dantasatha, kalaskanda, kalaskandha, kendu, krishnasara, krishnatvaka, nilasara, rava, ravana, saphurjak, sheetisarak, shitisaraka, sindica, sindika, sphurjaka, sphurjana, spurjaka, srishta, susara, svaryaka, syandana, syandanavhaya, tinduka, tindukah, tindukaha, tinduki, tindula, tuvara, virala, virupaka |
| Tamil | karuntali, kattatti, kavikattai, panaicai, panaiccai, paniccai, paniccaikkay, paniccaimaram, paniccakay, paniccakkay, paniccankay, paniccikkay, panichai, panichekai, panichi, panicika, panickcki, pattuppalam#, pattuppalam,pattuppallam, thumbilikkai, thumblik kay, tumbi, tumbika, tumbilik-kay, tumika, tumpi, tumpi ,tumpi maram, tumpika, tumpikarumpu, tumpikkay, tumpilikkay, tumpimaram, tuvarai, Kari |
| Telugu | elosu, erutumiki, etithummika, etitummika, gaabu, gabu, muttiatumiki, neelithumiki, nilitumiki, nirutumiki, nititumiki, nititunika, nitta tumiki, nittatummi, nitutumilka, racha-tumiki, thinduki, thubiki, thumiki chettu, thummika, thunduki, thuniki, thunki, tinduki, tubiki, tubuki, tumika, tumiki, tumikichettu, tumil, tummi, tummika |
| Common Names | Malabar Ebony, Velvet Apple, Ebenoxylon malabaricum, gaub tree, Malabar ebony, black-and-white ebony, pale moon ebony |
| Malayalam | Veluthula |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Bark
Fruits
Ethnopharmacology use
Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel.
Habit -Tree
Parts used -Bark, fruit
Application -Malarial treatment; edible
Treatment -General
References -Bhagat et al. 2016
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Bhagat et al. 2016
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 2 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
Flora of Jowai Vol.I Author - N.P.Balakrishnan
A Forest Flora for Kumaon Author - A.E. Osmaston
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Diospyros malabarica. (2023, August 9). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diospyros_malabarica