Abstract

• Diospyros discolor Willd is known as velvet apple belong to the family Ebenaceae, collected from Bogyoke Village, Thanlyin Township, Yangon Region from January to May 2020. The morphological characters of this plant were identified by using of the literatures. Elemental analysis and nutritional values were carried out by using the powder samples of these fruits. In morphological characters, it is dioecious, evergreen and young leaves are pinkish to pale green. Male flowers are 3-flowered axillary racemes and female flowers are solitary axillary cymes. The female flowers are slightly larger than the male flowers. Sensory characters of powdered fruits were pale-brown, pungent odour, sweet taste, texture with the granular. In elemental analysis, the concentration of potassium was found to be 75.988%. Moreover, in nutritional values of the fruits, carbohydrate is found to be the highest 80.69%.