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Diospyros foliosa (rich. ex A.gray) Bakh.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ebenaceae > Diospyros

Characteristics

A medium sized tree. It grows 10 m high. The young stems can be slightly hairy. The bark is dark. The leaves are simple and alternate. The blade can be oval or sword shaped and 3-11 cm long. The leaves are darker on the upper side. The leaf stalk is 2-11 mm long. The flower cluster has 6-25 flowers. The flowers are 5-15 mm long. The flowers are of one sex and both sexes occur on the one tree. The fruit is red or yellow and has 1-4 seeds. The fruit are 1.3-2.5 cm long.
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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
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in coastal forests in Samoa from sea level to 150 m altitude.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
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Distribution

Diospyros foliosa world distribution map, present in Fiji, Moldova (Republic of), Solomon Islands, Tonga, United States of America, Wallis and Futuna, and Samoa

Conservation status

Diospyros foliosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322408-1
WFO ID wfo-0000648954
COL ID 6D98R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 821339
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Synonyms

Diospyros ellipticifolia f. intermedia Mimusops moluccana Maba foliosa Maba ebenus Maba elliptica Maba savaiiensis Diospyros foliosa Ebenus foliosa Diospyros elliptica Diospyros ellipticifolia Ebenus elliptica Ferreola ellipticifolia Diospyros elliptica var. fijiensis Diospyros elliptica var. foliosa Diospyros elliptica var. fructuosa Diospyros elliptica var. iridea Diospyros elliptica var. opaca Diospyros elliptica var. savaiiensis Diospyros ellipticifolia var. ebenus Diospyros ellipticifolia var. fijiensis Diospyros ellipticifolia var. iridea Diospyros ferrea var. savaiiensis Diospyros major var. elliptica Diospyros ellipticifolia f. moluccensis Diospyros foliosa var. elliptica Diospyros foliosa var. fijiensis Diospyros foliosa var. fructuosa Diospyros foliosa var. iridea Diospyros foliosa var. opaca Diospyros foliosa var. savaiiensis
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