Diospyros is a genus of over 700 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. The majority are native to the tropics, with only a few species extending into temperate regions. Individual species valued for their hard, heavy, dark timber, are commonly known as ebony trees, while others are valued for their fruit and known as persimmon trees. Some are useful as ornamentals and many are of local ecological importance. Species of this genus are generally dioecious, with separate male and female plants.[2]
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The generic name Diospyros comes from a Latin name for the Caucasian persimmon (D. lotus), derived from the Greek διόσπυρος : dióspyros, from diós (Διός)...
species of trees in the genus Diospyros. The most widely cultivated of these is the kaki persimmon, Diospyros kaki – Diospyros is in the family Ebenaceae...
Diospyros blancoi, (synonym Diospyros discolor), commonly known as velvet apple, velvet persimmon, kamagong, or mabolo tree, is a tree of the genus Diospyros...
name Diospyros kaki L. f. may be used erroneously for this plant. However, Diospyros kaki L. f., published in 1781, is a later homonym of Diospyros kaki...
The genus Diospyros has numerous other fruit bearing tree species in addition to the persimmons and black sapote. The etymology of Diospyros is "divine...
Diospyros virginiana is a persimmon species commonly called the American persimmon, common persimmon, eastern persimmon, simmon, possumwood, possum apples...
in Odisha There is one named variety of this species, Diospyros melanoxylon var. tupru. "Diospyros melanoxylon". Germplasm Resources Information Network...
Ceylon ebony or Diospyros ebenum (Sinhala: කළුවර Kaluwara) (Tamil: கருங்காலி Karungaali), is a species of tree in the genus Diospyros and the family Ebenaceae...
to Diospyros mespiliformis. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diospyros mespiliformis. Blue Planet Biomes article on the Jackalberry Diospyros mespiliformis...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diospyros texana. Wikispecies has information related to Diospyros texana. "Diospyros texana". Germplasm Resources Information...
coming from several species in the genus Diospyros, which also includes the persimmon tree. A few Diospyros species, such as macassar and mun ebony, are...
Diospyros decandra, is a tropical tree in the ebony and persimmon family. Its flowers are white. It is a popular tree in Vietnam where it is grown in...
"Diospyros glabra (L.) De Winter". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 February 2024. Latti, Ivan (2024). "Diospyros glabra"...
Diospyros celebica (commonly known as black ebony or Makassar ebony) is a species of flowering tree in the family Ebenaceae that is endemic to the island...
Diospyros toposia is a tree in the family Ebenaceae. The specific epithet toposia is from a local name in India, toposí. Diospyros toposia grows up to...
"Diospyros rhombifolia Hemsl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 October 2021. "Diospyros Species...
Diospyros crassiflora, commonly known as Gabon ebony, African ebony, West African ebony, and Benin ebony is a species of lowland-rainforest tree in the...
as far as New Guinea. "Diospyros buxifolia". The Plant List. Retrieved 5 January 2014. Ng, Francis S.P. (April 2002). "Diospyros buxifolia (Blume) Hiern"...
"Diospyros maritima". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 July 2020. "Diospyros maritima"...
Diospyros mollis is a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to Southeast Asia. It is known as makleua (มะเกลือ) in Thai. "Diospyros mollis". Plants of the...
Diospyros crockerensis is a tree in the family Ebenaceae. It is named for the Crocker Range in Malaysia's Sabah state. Diospyros crockerensis grows up...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diospyros malabarica. Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel. var. malabarica Diospyros malabarica - Ayurvedic medicinal...
Diospyros tomentosa can refer to: Diospyros tomentosa Poir., a synonym of Diospyros chloroxylon Roxb. Diospyros tomentosa Roxb., a synonym of Diospyros...
Diospyros chloroxylon, the green ebony persimmon, is a wild fruit-bearing plant in the family Ebenaceae. It is the indigenous fruit of the Indian subcontinent...
west Malesia. "Diospyros pendula Hasselt ex Hassk". The Plant List. Retrieved 20 January 2014. Ng, Francis S.P. (April 2002). "Diospyros pendula Hasselt...
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