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green ebony persimmon
Diospyros chloroxylon
Diospyros chloroxylon, the green ebony persimmon, is a wild fruit-bearing plant in the family Ebenaceae. It is the indigenous fruit of the Indian subcontinent, and both unripe and ripe fruits are eaten by tribal people.
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Description
Green ebony persimmon grows 6-10 meters tall, primarily in deciduous forests. Plants prefer full sun and free draining soil. The species has deciduous, rough bark and thorns on new growth. Leaves are alternate, oval to oval-oblong, pubescent, and persistent. Flowering occurs from February to June, overlapping with the fruiting season of May to September. Flowers are yellow-cream, dioecious, and cymose. Fruits are globose berries which are green unripe and red-orange when ripe. Propagation occurs via seed dispersal.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1289255.