Diospyros sandwicensis (A.Dc.) Fosberg

A tree. It can be 2-15 m tall. The leaves are small and leathery. They are reddish when young and dark green when mature. Flowers are of one sex only. They are in the axils of leaves. Trees are separately male or female. The female flowers develop fruit. The fruit are juicy and 2.5 cm long by 12 mm wide. They are green but turn yellow then ripen to red. They are sweet when ripe. They are edible. They contain 1-3 brown seeds.

It occurs, sometimes as a dominant plant, in dry to moist forests and occasionally in wet forests, growing at elevations ranging from almost sea level to 1,200 metres.

Can be grown by seedlings.