Diospyros ferrea (Willd.)Bakh.var.buxifolia (Rottb.)Bakh.

Description:

Family: EbenaceaeDistribution: Common in scrub jungles.Found in Peninsular India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.Common name: Ooti.Small trees 3-5 mts tall, bark thin smooth black, Leaves elliptic-obovate,emarginate, base cuneate; coriaceous, Flowers 2-3 mm across, white in axillary fascicles, Fruit a berry, subglobose, yellow red on ripening, 2-3 seeded. Fruits are eaten, Wood is of low quality, used to make agricultural instruments.