Diospyros ferrea

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Tonga

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Medicine

Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Ebenaceae

Scientific name: Diospyros ferrea

Common names: Bantolinao, Diospyros vera, Pokok, Secerek laut, ebenovník železný, இறும்பிலி, ヤエヤマコクタン, リュウキュウコクタン, 象牙木, 象牙柿, 象牙树, 象牙樹

POWO: 322393-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Tonga.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Medicine

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Tonga

Documented cultural uses

• Medicine

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Medicine · Tonga · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• First record of Penicilliopsis clavariiformis Solms. on seeds of Diospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh. from the Northern Western Ghats, India. · 2026 source ↗
• First Record of Penicilliopsis clavariiformis Solms. on Seeds of Diospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh. from the Northern Western Ghats, India · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULINIC-ACID

Legality

CITES: Appendix II

II — GENUS listing Diospyros spp. — 12/06/2013

Jurisdictions in the listing: Madagascar (MG)

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This is an international trade listing, not a complete statement of country-specific law.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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