Contains 3 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
DIOSPYROS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1057. 1753.
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TYPE: Diospyros lotus Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 720. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diospyros ebenum | EBONY | Not Native | ||
| Diospyros maritima | MALAYSIAN PERSIMMON | Not Native | ||
| Diospyros virginiana | COMMON PERSIMMON | Native FAC (NWPL) AD (WAP) FAC (DEP) |
Identification Key
1. Leaf blade lower surface with one or few punctate glands on each side of the midrib at the base of the blade; ovary pubescent
1. Leaf blade lower surface lacking glands; ovary glabrous
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2. Petiole stout, ca. 2-3 mm wide; leaf blade leathery, apex rounded to obtuse, the upper surface without glands,; mature fruit nearly black
2. Petiole slender, ca. 0.5-1.5 mm wide; leaf blade chartaceous, acute to acuminate, with microscopic yellowish or orangeish sessile to short-stipitate glands on the upper surface especially along the midrib; mature fruit orange, yellow, or reddish or purplish, often glaucous
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brayodendron | Brayodendron Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 356. 1901. | TYPE: Brayodendron texanum (Scheele) Small (Diospyros texana Scheele) | |
| Cargillia | Cargillia R. Brown, Prodr. 526. 1810. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Cavanillea | Cavanillea Desrousseaux, in Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 663. 1792, non Medikus 1787. | TYPE: Cavanillea philippinensis Desrousseaux = Mabola Rafinesque 1838. | |
| Dactylus | Dactylus Forsskal, Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. xxxvi. 1775, non Dactylis Linnaeus 1753. | TYPE: Dactylus trapezuntia Forsskal | |
| Ebenoxylum | Ebenoxylum Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 599, 613. 1790. | TYPE: Ebenoxylum verum Loureiro | |
| Ebenus | Ebenus Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 408. 1891, non Linnaeus 1753. | TYPE: Ebenus elliptica (J. R. Forster & G. Forster) Kuntze (Maba elliptica J. R. Forster & G. Forster) = Maba J. R. Forster & G. Forster 1775. | |
| Embryopteris | Embryopteris Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 145, t. 29. 1788. | TYPE: Embryopteris peregrina Gaertner | |
| Ferreola | Ferreola Roxburgh, Pl. Coromandel 1: 35, t. 45. 1795. | TYPE: Ferreola buxifolia (Rottbøll) Roxburgh (Pisonia buxifolia Rottbøll) | |
| Guiacana | Guiacana Duhamel du Monceau, Traite Arbr. Arbust. 1: 283. 1755. | TYPE: = Diospyros Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Gunisanthus | Gunisanthus Alph. de Candolle, in de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 219. 1844. | TYPE: Gunisanthus pilosulus Alph. de Candolle | |
| Holochilus | Holochilus Dalzell, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 290. 1852. | TYPE: Holochilus micranthus Dalzell | |
| Leucoxylum | Leucoxylum Blume, Bijdr. 1169. 1827. | TYPE: Leucoxylum buxifolium Blume | |
| Maba | Maba J. R. Forster & G. Forster, Char. Gen. 121, t. 61. 1775. | TYPE: Maba elliptica J. R. Forster & G. Forster 1775. | |
| Mabola | Mabola Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 11. 1838. | TYPE: Mabola edulis Rafinesque, nom. illegit. (Cavanillea philippinensis Desrousseaux) Substitute name for Cavanillea Desrousseaux 1792, non Medikus 1787. | |
| Macreightia | Macreightia Alph. de Candolle, in de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 220. 1844. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Noltia | Noltia Thonning, Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Naturvidensk. Math. Afh. 3: 209. 1828. | TYPE: Noltia tricolor Thonning | |
| Paralea | Paralea Aublet, Hist. Pl. Guiane 576, t. 231. 1775. | TYPE: Paralea guianensis Aublet | |
| Persimon | Persimon Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 164. 1838. | TYPE: Diospyros virginiana Linnaeus | |
| Rhipidostigma | Rhipidostigma Hasskarl, Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indie 10: 103. 1856. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Rospidios | Rospidios Alph. de Candolle, in de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 220. 1844. | TYPE: Rospidios vaccinioides (Lindley) Alph. de Candolle (Diospryos vaccinioides Lindley) |