Diospyros chevalieri De Wild.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ebenaceae > Diospyros

Characteristics

A small tree. The leaves are almost opposite and leathery. They are 32 cm long by 10 cm wide. There are 7-9 pairs of side veins. The fruit are oval and have a point. They are 4.5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. They are reddish-orange and have dense orange hairs.
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Fruit chocolate-brown and tomentose at first with bristly hairs in tufts, red and glabrous when ripe.
Flowers white, becoming hessian-brown
Forest shrub up to 10 ft. high
Wood bright yellow
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 3.05
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses social use
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Diospyros chevalieri world distribution map, present in Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Diospyros chevalieri threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322225-1
WFO ID wfo-0000648674
COL ID 36DYG
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Synonyms

Diospyros chevalieri Diospyros macrophylla Diospyros linderi