- Diospyros - Wikipedia
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
- Diospyros | Description, Major Species, Facts | Britannica
Diospyros, genus of some 500 species of trees and shrubs of the ebony family (Ebenaceae), either deciduous or evergreen, most of which are native to the tropics Some members of the genus are valuable for their timber or edible fruit or as ornamental plants
- Diospyros virginiana (American Persimmon, Common Persimmon, Date Plum . . .
Edible, yellowish to orange fruit on female trees in fall
- Diospyros virginiana - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Diospyros virginiana, commonly called persimmon or American persimmon, is deciduous tree with a rounded oval crown that grows to 35-60’ tall It is native from Connecticut to Kansas south to Florida and Texas
- Diospyros - Trees and Shrubs Online
There are estimated to be about 475 species of Diospyros, most of them found in the Old World tropics, with a few in temperate areas They are trees or shrubs, usually evergreen, although some temperate species are deciduous
- Diospyros | Landscape Plants | Oregon State University
Diospyros: from the Greek Dios, of Zeus or Jove, and pyros, wheat or grain, an apparent reference to the edible fruits
- Diospyros L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science
First published in Sp Pl : 1057 (1753) The native range of this genus is Cosmopolitan
- Diospyros - FNA
In addition to the native species, Diospyros kaki Thunberg of eastern Asia, with orange fruits to 10 cm, is cultivated commercially in California and other southern states, and some other species are cultivated as ornamentals Two of these have become naturalized to a limited extent in Florida
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