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*wood: ebony. "The heartwood is pinkish grey to pinkish brown, darkening to dark brown upon exposure." (PROTA) | |||
*fruit edible | |||
*seeds edible | |||
*leaves: vegetable, fodder | |||
*tree: ornamental, windbreak | |||
*medicinals: root, bark, leaves, fruit | |||
*twig: toothbrush | |||
|history = | |history = | ||
|Prota = oui | |Prota = oui | ||
|taxo = yes | |taxo = yes | ||
|author = | |author = Hochst. ex A.DC. (1844) | ||
|desc = | |desc = | ||
|kingdom = plant | |kingdom = plant | ||
|order = | |order = Ericales | ||
|family = | |family = Ebenaceae | ||
|genus = | |genus = [[Diospyros]] | ||
|nbchro = | |nbchro = | ||
|origin = | |origin = tropical Africa (except humid areas), | ||
Yemen | |||
|area = | |area = | ||
|status = | |status = wild and planted | ||
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[http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:46:720107831693370::NO::module,mf_use,source,akzanz,rehm,akzname,taxid:mf,,botnam,0,,Diospyros%20mespiliformis,18459 link to Mansfeld page ] | [http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:46:720107831693370::NO::module,mf_use,source,akzanz,rehm,akzname,taxid:mf,,botnam,0,,Diospyros%20mespiliformis,18459 link to Mansfeld page ] | ||
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[http://www.prota4u.org/protav8.asp?h=M4&t=Diospyros,mespiliformis&p=Diospyros+mespiliformis link to Prota4U page] | [http://www.prota4u.org/protav8.asp?h=M4&t=Diospyros,mespiliformis&p=Diospyros+mespiliformis link to Prota4U page] | ||
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Popular Names
- English: African ebony, wild African ebony, West African ebony, swamp ebony, Transvaal ebony, ebony diospyros, monkey guava, jackal berry (PROTA)
- French: ébène d’Afrique, ebène de Mozambique, khaki de brousse (PROTA)
- Portuguese: ébano africano (PROTA)
- Swahili: mgiriti, mjoho, mgombe, msindi, mpweke, mkadi (PROTA)
Main uses
- wood: ebony. "The heartwood is pinkish grey to pinkish brown, darkening to dark brown upon exposure." (PROTA)
- fruit edible
- seeds edible
- leaves: vegetable, fodder
- tree: ornamental, windbreak
- medicinals: root, bark, leaves, fruit
- twig: toothbrush
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