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Introduced in some tropical countries (Indonesia). | Introduced in some tropical countries (Indonesia). | ||
== Uses == | == Uses == | ||
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Velvet Apple aka Mabolo on 21st June, 2008. | |||
fruit, timber, roadside tree, rootstock for ''Diospyros kaki''. | fruit, timber, roadside tree, rootstock for ''Diospyros kaki''. | ||
Revision as of 14:10, 18 April 2012
Diospyros discolor A. DC. (1844)
| Order | Ericales |
|---|---|
| Family | Ebenaceae |
| Genus | Diospyros |
2n = 30
Origin : Philippines, Taiwan
wild and cultivated
| English | {{{english}}} |
|---|---|
| French | {{{french}}} |
|area = cultivated in S.E. Asia and other tropical countries
Popular names
- English:
- mabolo, velvet apple, butter fruit
- mabola persimmon, butter fruit (Wealth of India)
- French: mabolo, pommier velours
- Hindi: bilayati gab (Wealth of India)
- Indonesian: buah mentega (PROSEA)
- Sundanese: bisbul, mabolo (PROSEA)
- Malaysian: buah lemah, buah sagalat, kayu mantega (PROSEA)
- Philippines: mabolo, kamagong; talang (tagalog) (PROSEA)
Biology
dioecious.
Classification
Diospyros blancoi A. DC. (1844)
synonyms:
- Diospyros discolor Willd. (1806), nom. illeg.
- Diospyros mabola Roxb. (1814), nom. nudum
Cultivars
History
Introduced in some tropical countries (Indonesia).
Uses
- display
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première image -
deuxième image
Velvet Apple aka Mabolo on 21st June, 2008.
fruit, timber, roadside tree, rootstock for Diospyros kaki.
References
- PROSEA 2, 1991. Plant resources of South-East Asia. vol. 2. Edible fruits and nuts. ed. by E.W.M. Verheij & R.E. Coronel. Wageningen, PUDOC/PROSEA. (Bogor, PROSEA, 1992). 447 p.
- PROSEA 5(2), 1995. Plant resources of South-East Asia. vol. 5 (2). Timber trees : minor commercial timbers. ed. by R.H.M.J. Lemmens, I. Soerianegara & W.C. Wong. Leiden/Wageningen, Backhuys/PROSEA. (Bogor, PROSEA, 1995). p. 190.
- Wealth of India (The), 1952. A dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Vol. 3. Raw materials : D-E. New-Delhi, Council of scientific and industrial research. XX-236-XXX p., 22 pl., index vol. 1-3. (as D. discolor)