Diospyros pyrrhocarpa Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ebenaceae > Diospyros

Characteristics

A small tree with a spreading crown. The green portion of the branchlets is smooth. The leaves are alternate. The male flowers are in clusters alternately and arise from leaf axils. They are white. Female flowers are rounded. The fruit are a flattened round shape. They are orange when ripe and have a soft covering over them.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. Common in the Makiling Forest, College, Laguna in the Philippines.
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Lowland mixed dipterocarp forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fleshy portion of the fruit is eaten raw.
Uses dye material seasoning wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Diospyros pyrrhocarpa world distribution map, present in Andorra, Philippines, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322921-1
WFO ID wfo-0000649610
COL ID 6D8QZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Diospyros reflexa Diospyros ahernii Diospyros pyrrhocarpa Diospyros asterocalyx