''Diospyros chaetocarpa'', is a tree in the
ebony family,
native
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People
* Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth
* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory
** Native Americans (disambiguation)
In arts and entert ...
to south western parts of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
, where it is known as "Kalu Madiriya" in the
Sinhala language
Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 milli ...
. The Sinhala name "Kalu Madiriya" is also known to be used for ''
Diospyros oppositifolia
''Diospyros oppositifolia'' is a species of tree in the ebony family, Ebenaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Distribution
The tree is limited to southwestern Sri Lanka. It has been noted in local forest reserves, such as Sinharaja Biosphere Res ...
''.
References
External resources
*http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/k000792377
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chaetocarpa
Flora of Sri Lanka