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[[File:Malabar Ebony.jpg|thumb|right|''Diospyros malabarica'', ''Gaub tree'']]
The '''Gaub tree''' is a species of flowering tree in the family Ebenaceae that . It is native to the Indian Subcontinent and South East Asia.It is a long-lived, very slow-growing tree, which can reach up to 35 m in height with a black trunk up to 70 cm in diameter.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Blood diseases}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Leprosy}}, {{Uses|Xever}}, {{Uses|Chronic dysentery}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Leaves are alternate, simple, oblong, obtuse}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|berriesBerries|7–10 mm|Fruiting time: June-July||many}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 500 metres. Tt has a very short viability and so should be sown as soon as possible. The flesh should be removed since this contains germination inhibitors. Sow the seed in a shady position in a nursery seedbed.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==