Ebenaceae
Diospyros

Diospyros montana Roxb.

First published in Pl. Coromandel 1: 37 (1795)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Asia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2021). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-331. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Sultana, M., Rahman, M.O., Begum, M. & Hassan, M.A. (2010). Diospyros albiflora Alston (Ebenaceae): A new Angiospermic record for Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Botany 39: 249-251.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kiew, R., Chung, R.C.K. & Saw, L.G. (2023). Flora of peninsular Malaysia, ser. II, 10: 1-308. Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2021). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-331. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2012 I Made Maduarta [IMM 098] Indonesia K000734281 No
Jun 1, 2010 Middleton, D., et al. [847] Thailand K000639278 No
Feb 1, 1971 Kanjilal, U. [1135] India K000792303 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 1, 1971 Kanjilal, U. [1150] India K000792302 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Ritchie, D. [s.n.] K000792314 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Ritchie, D. [972] K000792313 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Kanjilal, U. [1135] India K000792309 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Kerr, A.F.G. [10976] Thailand K000792536 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Wallich, N. [4115] K000792307 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Gamble, J.S. [13657] India K000792312 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Kanjilal, U. [1150] India K000792310 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Gamble, J.S. [10614] India K000792311 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Kerr, A.F.G. [10976] Thailand K000792537 Type Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] K000792301 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [4116] K000792306 Unknown Type Material Yes
Law, J.S. [s.n.] K000792304 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [4116] K000792351 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nguyen Van, D., et al. [HNK 1107] Vietnam K000639742 No
Canrey, W. [s.n.] K000792308 Type Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [389] India K000792305 Isotype Yes
Mar 29, 1921 Wight, R. [475] India Diospyros humilis K000792416 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1921 Bourdillon, T.F. [1372] India Diospyros humilis K000792414 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1921 Wight, R. [475] India Diospyros humilis K000792417 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1921 Bourdillon, T.F. [1372] India Diospyros humilis K000792415 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4116] India Diospyros cordifolia K001038168 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4116] Diospyros cordifolia K001038172 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4116] Diospyros cordifolia K001038167 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4116] India Diospyros cordifolia K001038173 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4116] Diospyros cordifolia K001038165 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4116] Diospyros cordifolia K001038171 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4116] Diospyros cordifolia K001038174 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4116] Diospyros cordifolia K001038166 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4116] India Diospyros cordifolia K001038169 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4116] India Diospyros cordifolia K001038170 Unknown Type Material Yes
Middleton, D.J., et al. [960] Thailand Diospyros pubicalyx K000639229 No
Middleton, D.J., et al. [907] Thailand Diospyros pubicalyx K000639224 No
Middleton, D.J., et al. [1189] Thailand Diospyros pubicalyx K000639223 No
Middleton, D.J., et al. [1280] Thailand Diospyros pubicalyx K000639222 No
Middleton, D.J., et al. [1056] Thailand Diospyros pubicalyx K000639219 No
Middleton, D.J., et al. [1194] Thailand Diospyros pubicalyx K000639226 No
Forester; Hamid [3827] Thailand Diospyros pubicalyx K001089523 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Dalzell; Ritchie [s.n.] India Diospyros goindu K001392083 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Dalzell; Ritchie [s.n.] India Diospyros goindu K001392084 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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