Gen info
Family Ebenaceae consists of three genera and about 500 species, the majority are native to the tropics, with only a few extending into the temperate region.; one genus and about 60 species, endemic in China.

Botany
Bolongeta is a medium-sized tree. Leaves are numerous, alternate, leathery, smooth when old, oblong or oblong-ovate, sometimes subelliptic, about 12 centimeters long, and 5.5 centimeters wide, with pointed tip and usually rounded base. Flower are dioecious, white, female flowers usually solitary, the male flower in axillary cymes. Fruit is a berry, subellipsoid, about 2 centimeters across, and subtended by an enlarged persistent calyx.

Distribution
- In primary forests at low altitudes from nothern Luzon (Cagayan) to Palawan and Mindano, in most and all islands and provinces.
- Also reported in Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo, and Moluccas.

Parts used
Bark.

Uses
Folkloric
Moros in Jolo used a decoction of the bark for coughs.

Studies
• No studies reported.

Availability
Wild-crafted.

Additional Sources and Suggested Readings
(1)
Diospyros pilosanthera Blanco / The Plant List