INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Diospyros melanoxylon, the Coromandel ebony or East Indian ebony, is a species of flowering tree in the family Ebenaceae native to India and Sri Lanka; it has a hard, dry bark. Its common name derives from Coromandel, the coast of southeastern India. Locally it is known as temburini or by its Hindi name tendu.

Detailed explanation-2: -Diospyros ebenum, or Ceylon ebony (Sinhala: Kaluwara), is a species of tree in the genus Diospyros and the family Ebenaceae. The tree produces valuable black wood. Diospyros ebenum. Scientific classification.

Detailed explanation-3: -The trunks are used to make canoes. Tannin is contained in the leaves, bark and roots, and acts as an astringent that helps stop bleeding. The tree is also supposed to have antibiotic substances that help heal wounds. A mixture made from the roots is used to get rid of parasites like ring worm, and dysentery and fever.

Detailed explanation-4: -Diospyros mespiliformis, the jackalberry (also known as African ebony and by its Afrikaans name jakkalsbessie), is a large dioecious evergreen tree found mostly in the savannas of Africa. Jackals are fond of the fruit, hence the common names.