Description: An evergreen tree with small, leathery leaves and inconspicuous flowers. It produces small fleshy fruits that mature dark in colour.

Identification: Woody tree; simple alternate leaves; small flowers; fleshy fruits.

Habitat & distribution: Tropical Asian tree, occurring naturally in India and other parts of tropical Asia.

Uses / importance: Useful as a native forest tree and contributes to tropical forest biodiversity. Some forms have traditionally been associated with useful timber.

Taxonomy:
Kingdom – Plantae
Clade – Angiosperms
Clade – Eudicots
Order – Ericales
Family – Ebenaceae
Genus – Diospyros
Species – D. buxifolia

Sources: Kew POWO; IPNI; India Biodiversity Portal.