Diospyros diepenhorstii Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ebenaceae > Diospyros

Characteristics

A tree. It grows up to 10-25 m high. It has slender branches. The outside branches either go out horizontal or hang down. The leaves are alternate, oblong and scattered. The leaves are narrowly oblong and 10-40 cm long by 3-12 cm wide. The flowers are usually clustered on the stem. The fruit are compressed hard, shiny and green. The fruit is oval or pear shaped. It is 6-10 cm long by 5-6 cm wide. There are 8-16 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 20.0 - 25.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in lowland forests. It occurs in the Philippines only in the forest adjoining Laguna and Manila Bay. It grows up to 700 m above sea level.
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Lowland and hill mixed dipterocarp to lower montane forest at elevations up to 1,800 metres.
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Usage

The juicy portion of the fruit is eaten raw. They are acidic.
Uses food medicinal timber wood
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Diospyros diepenhorstii unspecified picture

Distribution

Diospyros diepenhorstii world distribution map, present in Philippines and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322322-1
WFO ID wfo-0000648774
COL ID 6CWXK
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INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Diospyros copelandii Diospyros diepenhorstii Diospyros juppii Diospyros pyrifera