Diospyros zenkeri (Gürke) F.White

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ebenaceae > Diospyros

Characteristics

Slash black outside, pale pink or reddish-brown inside with yellow inner edge, granular
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Fruit yellow, turning black, borne on older stems.
Shrub or forest tree up to 60 ft. high
Leaves slightly glaucous beneath
Heartwood sometimes black
Corolla cream, fleshy
Sapwood white
Bark black
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Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 16.64
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Environment

Lowland evergreen rain-forest, sometimes on stream-banks.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food material wood
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Diospyros zenkeri world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Congo, Cabo Verde, Gabon, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Diospyros zenkeri threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323211-1
WFO ID wfo-0000650001
COL ID 6D8F2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Maba zenkeri Diospyros rivularis Diospyros zenkeri Diospyros longicaudata