Diospyros cupulosa F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ebenaceae > Diospyros

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 10-15 m high. The leaves are simple and 6-13 cm long. The underneath side of the leaves has hairs. Male and female flowers are separate. The fruit are 27 mm long by 16 mm wide. These occur singly or in bunches. The outer surface has fine rusty hairs. There are up to 5 seeds. These can be 14 mm long. The fruit are edible.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 10.0 - 15.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows naturally in rainforest. It occurs in Northeast Queensland in Australia. In tropical Queensland it grows from sea level to 1040 m altitude.
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Usage

The fruit are eaten.
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Edible fruits
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322289-1
WFO ID wfo-0000648744
COL ID 6D8W3
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Synonyms

Diospyros cupulosa Diospyros seriocarpa