Diospyros mespiliformis: Difference between revisions

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Diospyros mespiliformis
Hochst. ex A.DC.

2n =

Origin : tropical Africa (except humid areas),
Yemen

wild and cultivated


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English:
- African ebony, wild African ebony, West African ebony, swamp ebony, Transvaal ebony, ebony diospyros, monkey guava, jackal berry (PROTA)
- jackal berry tree (Lost crops of Africa)
French: ébène d’Afrique, ebène de Mozambique, khaki de brousse (PROTA)
Portuguese: ébano africano (PROTA)
Swahili: mgiriti, mjoho, mgombe, msindi, mpweke, mkadi (PROTA)

Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A.DC. (1844)

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

National Research Council & National Academy of Sciences, 2008. Lost Crops of Africa: Fruits. National Academies Press. 380 p.

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