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Diospyros
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. Depending on their nature, individual species are commonly known as ebony or persimmon trees. Some are valued for their hard, heavy, dark timber, and some for their fruit. Some are useful as ornamentals and many are of local ecological importance.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
American persimmon
speciesDiospyros virginiana
Texas Persimmon
speciesDiospyros texana
Japanese Persimmon
speciesDiospyros kaki
Bluebush
speciesDiospyros lycioides
Bladder Nut
speciesDiospyros whyteana
woolly-flowered persimmon
speciesDiospyros eriantha
Poison Starapple
speciesDiospyros dichrophylla
Butter Fruit
speciesDiospyros blancoi
Cape Starapple
speciesDiospyros glabra
jackalberry
speciesDiospyros mespiliformis
Morris's Persimmon
speciesDiospyros morrisiana
Firesticks
speciesDiospyros austro-africana
Date plum
speciesDiospyros lotus
Diospyros ferrea
speciesDiospyros ferrea
scaly ebony
speciesDiospyros geminata
Black Sapote
speciesDiospyros nigra
Coastal Bladdernut
speciesDiospyros scabrida
Yellow Persimmon
speciesDiospyros australis
Tendu
speciesDiospyros melanoxylon
Small Persimmon
speciesDiospyros vaccinioides
Black Ebony
speciesDiospyros pentamera
Hairy Star-Apple
speciesDiospyros villosa
Clustered Persimmon
speciesDiospyros fasciculosa
Diospyros maritima
speciesDiospyros maritima
Lama
speciesDiospyros sandwicensis
Diospyros japonica
speciesDiospyros japonica
Bombay Ebony
speciesDiospyros montana
Riber Ebony
speciesDiospyros malabarica
Cape Wild Persimmon
speciesDiospyros intricata
green ebony persimmon
speciesDiospyros chloroxylon
Willow Leaf Persimmon
speciesDiospyros salicifolia
Nanyu Persimmon
speciesDiospyros kotoensis
Diospyros oldhamii
speciesDiospyros oldhamii
Queensland ebony
speciesDiospyros humilis
Diamond-leaf Persimmon
speciesDiospyros rhombifolia
Diospyros inconstans
speciesDiospyros inconstans
Diospyros buxifolia
speciesDiospyros buxifolia
Small-leaved jackal-berry
speciesDiospyros natalensis
Diospyros lasiocalyx
speciesDiospyros lasiocalyx
Climbing Star-Apple
speciesDiospyros simii
Namaqua Starapple
speciesDiospyros ramulosa
Diospyros whitei
speciesDiospyros whitei
Diospyros yandina
speciesDiospyros yandina
Dwarf Hairy Starapple
speciesDiospyros galpinii
Diospyros palmeri
speciesDiospyros palmeri
Diospyros mollis
speciesDiospyros mollis
Diospyros californica
speciesDiospyros californica
Diospyros ebenum
speciesDiospyros ebenum
Diospyros rhodocalyx
speciesDiospyros rhodocalyx
Diospyros gracilipes
speciesDiospyros gracilipes
Diospyros tropophylla
speciesDiospyros tropophylla
Diospyros anisandra
speciesDiospyros anisandra
Velvet Persimmon
speciesDiospyros discolor
Diospyros tetrasperma
speciesDiospyros tetrasperma
Diospyros egrettarum
speciesDiospyros egrettarum
Diospyros sylvatica
speciesDiospyros sylvatica
Diospyros decandra
speciesDiospyros decandra
Dune jackal-berry
speciesDiospyros rotundifolia
Sonoran persimmon
speciesDiospyros sonorae
Diospyros oleifera
speciesDiospyros oleifera
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 83434.