Ebenaceae FAMILY
Diospyros haplostylis
Diospyros haplostylis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Diospyros haplostylis is an evergreen shrub growing up to 3.6 metres, or a tree up to 12 metres. The tree is a commercial source of ebony.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.
HabitatRainforests, usually along the banks of rivers, at elevations from 100 - 1,200 metres[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ].