Diospyros venosa
Diospyros venosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ebenaceae |
Genus: | Diospyros |
Species: | D. venosa
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Binomial name | |
Diospyros venosa A.DC.[2] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Diospyros venosa is a tree in the family Ebenaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, from the Maluku Islands to Myanmar. It provides raw material for handicrafts, traditional medicine and fuel.
Description
Diospyros venosa grows as a tree, sometimes a shrub, from 5–20 metres (20–70 ft) tall.
Taxonomy
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D. venosa has an accepted infraspecific variety, D. venosa var. olivacea.[5]
Within the genus Diospyros, there is the geographically heterogenous clade XI, with sister species from India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia and New Caledonia. D. venosa is a member along with D. ebenum, D. ehretioides, D. fasciculosa, D. maritima, D. pubicalyx, D. styraciformis, and D. wallichii.[6]
Distribution
Diospyros venosa var. venosa is native to the Maluku Islands, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar.[2]
The var. olivacea is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.[5]
Habitat
Its habitat is lowland mixed
Vernacular names
In Malaysia it is known as kayu arang (a general name for Diospyros species).[8] In the Khmer language, angɔt kmao[10] and ângkât' khmau slëk thôm[3] refer to the plant.
Uses
Twigs from the plant are used as firewood. The ebony-like wood is used to make luxury knick-knacks. The roots are used in a traditional medicine decoction as a sedative, as well as a component of a tonic.[3] Villagers living on the plateau of Phnom Kulen National Park, in Svay Leu District, Siem Reap Province, northwestern Cambodia, use the root and wood chips of the shrub in their traditional medicinal practices to improve post-partum care and circulation, to treat malaria, and to treat sexually transmitted diseases in women.[10]
References
- ^ Barstow, M. (2021). "Diospyros venosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T174043A1410481. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Diospyros venosa Wall. ex A.DC". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Science. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Pauline Dy Phon (2000). Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge. Phnom Penh: Imprimerie Olympic. pp. 14, 15.
- ^ ISBN 983-2181-27-5. Archived from the original(PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Diospyros venosa var. olivacea (King & Gamble) Ng". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Science. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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- ^ Chua, L.S.L.; et al. (2006). "A checklist of seed plants at Gunung Aias Forest Reserve, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia". Malayan Nature Journal. 59 (2): 121–52. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ ISSN 1511-3701. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Kassim, Abd. Rahman (2002). "Species assembly and site preference of tree species in a primary Seraya-ridge forest of Peninsular Malaysia". Journal of Tropical Forest Science. 14 (3): 287–303. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ a b Walker, Taylor J. (26 April 2017). An examination of medicinal ethnobotany and biomedicine use in two villages on the Phnom Kulen plateau (Report). Roanoke, United States: Undergraduate Research Awards, Hollins University. Retrieved 27 April 2020.