တည်

Myanmar Name – တည်

Common Name – Mountain Persimmon,  Burmese ebony

Botanical Name – DiospyrosburmanicaKurz

Family Name – Ebenaceae

Habitat – Native species in Myanmar

Habit – the tree reaches 4.5 to 18 metres (15 to 60 feet) in height and is round-topped.^[1] It usually stands erect, but sometimes can be crooked or have a willowy appearance.^[1] 

Bark – The bark is grey or brown and furrowed. The lower limbs curve down.

Leaves – The leaves are 7–15 centimetres (3–6 inches) long, and are oblong in shape with brown-hairy petioles 2 cm (³⁄₄ in) in length.^[1] They are leathery and glossy on the upper surface, brown and silky underneath.^[1] The leaves are deciduous and bluish-green in color. In autumn, they turn to yellow, orange, or red.

Inflorescence, Flower , Fruit and Seed – male and female flowers are produced on separate trees. Some trees have both male and female flowers and in rare cases may bear a perfect flower, which contains both male and female reproductive organs in one flower.[2] Male flowers are pink[2] and appear in groups of 3.[1] They have a 4-parted calyx, a corolla, and 24 stamens in 2 rows.[1] Female flowers are creamy-white[2] and appear singly.  fruit matures late in the fall and can stay on the tree until winter.[2] In color, the ripe fruit of the cultivated strains range from glossy light yellow-orange to dark red-orange depending on the species and variety.[1] The calyx generally remains attached to the fruit after harvesting, but becomes easy to remove once the fruit is ripe. The ripe fruit is high in sucrose, mainly in the form of fructose and glucose content and is sweet in taste

Flowering and Fruiting Time – April-February.

Usage – Furniture making cabinet rooms, Musical instruments < Used in decorative woodwork and fine art sculptures. Diarrhea in traditional medicine It is used to treat ailments such as diarrhea and inflammation.