Diospyros cinnabarina (Gürke) F.White

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ebenaceae > Diospyros

Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It grows to 10-15 m high. The bark is black and smooth with shallow cracks. The leaves are dull above.
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Bark black, smooth with shallow vertical anastomosing fissures
Slash jet black outside, red and fibrous inside
Leaves dull above, pale glaucous-green beneath.
Small forest tree up to 30 ft. high
Sapwood white
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 9.14
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Environment

A tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food gene source
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Diospyros cinnabarina world distribution map, present in Congo, Cabo Verde, Gabon, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Diospyros cinnabarina threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322240-1
WFO ID wfo-0000648688
COL ID 6CWVP
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Synonyms

Maba bicolor Maba tenuifolia Maba cinnabarina Diospyros simulans Diospyros winkleri Diospyros cinnabarina Diospyros hylobia Diospyros subcanescens Maba bicolor Diospyros bicolor