Diospyros oleifera
| Resource Type | Organism |
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| Abbreviation | D.oleifera |
| Genus | Diospyros |
| Species | oleifera |
| Common Name | Persimmon |
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| Description | Order: Ericales Family: Ebenaceae Distributed throughout China in dense forest the Persimmon tree grows up to 14 m having dark grey to grayish brown bark. Leaves are deciduous, 6.5–17 3.5–10 cm, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, obovate, both surfaces densely greyish yellow-pubescent, apex shortly acuminate, and has lateral veins five to seven per side. Flowering April to May and fruiting August to October. Male flowers in axillary cymes of three to five, calyx densely pubescent, with four lobes; corolla c.0.8 cm, four-lobed with ciliate lobe tips. Female flowers solitary; calyx lobes four; corolla c.1.5 cm, lobes four, pubescent; staminodes 12–14; ovary villose. Fruit is yellow ovoid or rounded berry with persistent enlarged calyx at base. Credits: Trees and Shrubs Online Photo Credit: zhiwutong |
