List of Diospyros species

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As of July 2014^[update] the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families and The Plant List recognise about 750 accepted taxa (of species and infraspecific names) in the plant genus Diospyros.^[1]^[2]

A

Accepted species as of May 2023:^[3]

Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F.White
Diospyros acapulcensis Kunth
- subsp. nicaraguensis (Standl.) Provance, I.García & A.C.Sanders
- subsp. verae-crucis (Standl.) Provance, I.García & A.C.Sanders
Diospyros acocksii (De Winter) De Winter
Diospyros acris Hemsl.
Diospyros aculeata H.Perrier
Diospyros acuminata (Thwaites) Kosterm.
Diospyros acuta Thwaites
Diospyros adenophora Bakh.
Diospyros adiensis Kosterm.
Diospyros aequoris Standl.
- subsp. martineziana (Standl. ex Leavenw.) Provance, I.García & A.C.Sanders
- subsp. rekoi (Standl.) Provance, I.García & A.C.Sanders
Diospyros affinis Thwaites
Diospyros agnitser B.Walln.
Diospyros aifatensis Kosterm.
Diospyros alatella Kosterm.
Diospyros albiflora Alston
Diospyros alboflavescens (Gürke) F.White
Diospyros alisu B.Walln.
Diospyros alpina Kosterm.
Diospyros amabi B.Walln.
Diospyros amanap B.Walln.
Diospyros amaniensis Gürke
Diospyros ambajensis G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros amboinensis Bakh.
Diospyros amborelloides G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros analamerensis H.Perrier
Diospyros andamanica (Kurz) Bakh.
Diospyros andohahelensis G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros angulata Poir.
Diospyros anisandra S.F.Blake
Diospyros anisocalyx C.Y.Wu
Diospyros anitae F.White
Diospyros anosivolensis H.Perrier
Diospyros antakaranae Capuron ex G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros antongilensis G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros antsirananae G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros apeibocarpos Raddi
Diospyros apiculata Hiern
Diospyros arenicola Linan, G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros areolata King & Gamble
Diospyros areolifolia Kosterm.
Diospyros argentea Griff.
Diospyros armata Hemsl.
Diospyros artanthifolia Mart. ex Miq.
Diospyros arupaj B.Walln.
Diospyros atrata (Thwaites) Alston
Diospyros attenuata Thwaites
Diospyros aurea Teijsm. & Binn.
Diospyros australis (R.Br.) Hiern – yellow persimmon, black plum, grey plum

B

Accepted species as of May 2023:^[3]

Diospyros balansae Guillaumin
Diospyros balfouriana Diels
Diospyros baloen-idjoek Bakh.
Diospyros bambuseti Fletcher
Diospyros bangkana Bakh.
Diospyros bangoiensis Lecomte
Diospyros baranensis Lecomte
Diospyros barberi Ramaswami
Diospyros bardotiae H.N.Rakouth, G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros baroniana H.Perrier
Diospyros barteri Hiern
Diospyros batocana Hiern
Diospyros beankensis Linan, G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros beberonnii G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros beccarioides Ng
Diospyros bejaudii Lecomte
Diospyros bemarivensis H.Perrier
Diospyros benstonei Kosterm.
Diospyros bernieriana (Baill.) H.Perrier
Diospyros betamponensis G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros bezofensis H.Perrier
Diospyros bibracteata Bakh.
Diospyros bipindensis Gürke
Diospyros blancoi A.DC. – kamagong, mabolo, butter fruit, velvet-apple
Diospyros blepharophylla Standl.
Diospyros blumutensis Ng
Diospyros boala De Wild.
Diospyros boinensis (H.Perrier) G.E. Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros boiviniana (Baill.) G.E. Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros boivinii Hiern
Diospyros bonii Lecomte
Diospyros borbonica I.Richardson
Diospyros borneensis Hiern
Diospyros bourdillonii Brandis
Diospyros boutoniana A.DC.
Diospyros brainii Ng
Diospyros brandisiana Kurz
Diospyros brasiliensis Mart. ex Miq.
Diospyros brassica F.White
Diospyros brevicalyx Boerl. & Koord.-Schum.
Diospyros brideliifolia Elmer
Diospyros britannoborneensis Bakh.
Diospyros bullata A.C.Sm.
Diospyros bumelioides Standl.
Diospyros burmanica Kurz
Diospyros bussei Gürke
Diospyros buxifolia (Blume) Hiern

C

Accepted species as of May 2023:^[3]

Diospyros cacharensis (Das & P.C.Kanjilal) H.B.Naithani
Diospyros cachimboensis Pires & Cavalc.
Diospyros calcicola Merr.
Diospyros calciphila F.White
Diospyros californica (Brandegee) I.M.Johnst.
Diospyros callmanderi G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros caloneura C.Y.Wu
Diospyros calophylla Hiern
Diospyros calycantha O.Schwarz
Diospyros cambodiana Lecomte
Diospyros campanulata Bakh.
Diospyros canaliculata De Wild.
Diospyros candolleana Wight
Diospyros capreifolia Mart. ex Hiern
Diospyros capricornuta F.White
Diospyros carbonaria Benoist
Diospyros caribaea (A.DC.) Standl. — tagua-tagua, native to Cuban moist forests.
Diospyros carpinifolia (Ridl.) Bakh.
Diospyros castanea (Craib) Fletcher
Diospyros cathayensis Steward
Diospyros caudisepala Bakh.
Diospyros cauliflora Blume
Diospyros cauligera F.White
Diospyros cavalcantei Sothers
Diospyros cayennensis A.DC.
Diospyros celebica Bakh. – Makassar ebony
Diospyros chaetocarpa Kosterm.
Diospyros chamaethamnus Mildbr. – sand apple
Diospyros chartacea Wall. ex A.DC.
Diospyros cherrieri F.White
Diospyros chevalieri De Wild.
Diospyros chitoniophora Capuron ex Linan, G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros chloroxylon Roxb.
Diospyros choboensis Lecomte
Diospyros christophersenii Fosberg
Diospyros chrysocarpa F.White
Diospyros chrysophyllos Poir.
Diospyros chunii Metcalf & L.Chen
Diospyros cinnabarina (Gürke) F.White
Diospyros cinnamomoides H.Perrier
Diospyros clavigera C.B.Clarke
Diospyros cleisthantha O.Lachenaud G.E.Schatz
Diospyros clementium Bakh.
Diospyros clusiifolia (Hiern) G.E. Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros coaetanea Fletcher
Diospyros coccolobifolia Mart. ex Miq.
Diospyros collinsiae Craib
Diospyros comorensis Hiern
Diospyros confertiflora (Hiern) Bakh.
Diospyros conformis Bakh.
Diospyros conocarpa Gürke ex K.Schum.
Diospyros consanguinea Merr.
Diospyros consolatae Chiov.
Diospyros conzattii Standl.
Diospyros cooperi (Hutch. & Dalziel) F.White
Diospyros corallina Chun & T.C.Chen
Diospyros cordata (Hiern) Bakh.
Diospyros cordato-oblonga Kosterm.
Diospyros coriacea Hiern
Diospyros courrierensis Linan, G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros coursiana H.Perrier
Diospyros crassiflora Hiern — Gaboon ebony, Gabon ebony, African ebony, West African ebony, Benin ebony
Diospyros crassifolia Linan, G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros crassinervis (Krug & Urb.) Standl.
- subsp. urbaniana (Leonard) Alain
Diospyros crebripilis Kosterm.
Diospyros crockerensis Ng
Diospyros crumenata Thwaites
Diospyros cupulifera H.Perrier
Diospyros curranii Merr.

D

Accepted species as of May 2023:^[3]

Diospyros daemona Bakh.
Diospyros dalyom B.Walln.
Diospyros danguyana H.Perrier
Diospyros danxiaensis (R.H.Miao & W.Q.Liu) Y.H.Tong & N.H.Xia
Diospyros darainensis G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros dasyphylla Kurz
Diospyros decandra Lour. – gold apple
Diospyros decaryana H.Perrier
Diospyros decaryoides G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros defectrix Fletcher
Diospyros dendo Welw. ex Hiern
Diospyros densiflora Wall. ex G.Don
Diospyros dichroa Sandwith
Diospyros dichrophylla (Gand.) De Winter
Diospyros dicorypheoides H.Perrier
Diospyros dictyoneura Hiern
Diospyros diepenhorstii Miq.
Diospyros dinhensis T.H.Nguyên
Diospyros discocalyx Merr.
Diospyros diversifolia Hiern
Diospyros diversilimba Merr. & Chun
Diospyros dodecandra Lour.
Diospyros dolmen B.Walln.
Diospyros domarkind B.Walln.
Diospyros domingensis (Urb.) Alain — endemic to Hispaniola.^[4]
Diospyros dumetorum W.W.Sm.
Diospyros dussaudii Lecomte

E

Diospyros ebenifera (H. Perrier) G.E. Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros ebenoides Kosterm.
Diospyros ebenum J.Koenig ex Retz. – Ceylon ebony, India ebony, "ebony"
Diospyros eburnea Bakh.
Diospyros egleri Pires & Cavalc.
Diospyros egrettarum I.Richardson
Diospyros ehretioides Wall. ex G.Don
Diospyros ekodul B.Walln.
Diospyros elegans C.B.Clarke
Diospyros elephasii Lecomte
Diospyros elliotii (Hiern) F.White
Diospyros ellipsoidea King & Gamble
Diospyros elliptica — native to Lakeba, Fiji.
Diospyros elliptifolia Merr.
Diospyros eriantha Champ. ex Benth.
Diospyros erudita F.White
Diospyros erythrosperma H.Perrier
Diospyros esmereg B.Walln.
Diospyros eucalyptifolia Bakh.
Diospyros euphlehia Merr.
Diospyros evena Bakh.
Diospyros everettii Merr.
Diospyros exculpta Buch.-Ham.

F

Diospyros fanjingshanica S.K.Lee
Diospyros fasciculosa (F.Muell.) F.Muell. — native to Australia
Diospyros fastidiosa F.White
Diospyros feliciana Letouzey & F.White
Diospyros fenal B.Walln.
Diospyros fengchangensis S.Y.Lu
Diospyros fengii C.Y.Wu
Diospyros ferox Bakh.
Diospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh.
Diospyros ferruginescens Bakh.
Diospyros filipendula Pierre ex Lecomte
Diospyros filipes H.Perrier
Diospyros fischeri Gürke
Diospyros flavocarpa (Vieill. ex P.Parm.) F.White
Diospyros fleuryana A.Chev. ex Lecomte
Diospyros foliolosa Wall. ex A.DC.
Diospyros foliosa (Rich ex A.Gray) Bakh.
Diospyros forbesii Bakh.
Diospyros forrestii J.Anthony
Diospyros foxworthyi Bakh.
Diospyros fragrans Gürke
Diospyros froesii Cavalcante
Diospyros frutescens Blume
Diospyros fulvopilosa Fletcher
Diospyros fuscovelutina Baker
Diospyros fusicarpa Bakh.
Diospyros fusiformis Kosterm.

G

Diospyros gabunensis Gürke
Diospyros gallo B.Walln.
Diospyros galpinii (Hiern) De Winter
Diospyros gambleana Bakh.
Diospyros gaultheriifolia Mart. ex Miq.
Diospyros geminata (R.Br.) F.Muell.
Diospyros ghatensis B.R.Ramesh & D.De Franceschi
Diospyros gigantocarpa Kosterm.
Diospyros gillespiei (Fosberg) Kosterm.
- var. nandarivatensis (Gillespie) A.C.Sm.
Diospyros gilletii De Wild.
Diospyros gillisonii Kosterm.
Diospyros glabra (L.) De Winter
Diospyros glabrata (Warb.) Kosterm.
Diospyros glandulifera De Winter
Diospyros glandulosa Lace
Diospyros glans F.White
Diospyros glaucifolia Metcalf
Diospyros glaucophylla Bakh.
Diospyros glomerata Spruce ex Hiern
Diospyros goudotii Hiern
Diospyros gracilescens Gürke
Diospyros gracilipes Hiern — native to Madagascar
Diospyros gracilis Fletcher
Diospyros greenwayi F.White
Diospyros greshoffiana Koord. ex Bakh.
Diospyros greveana H.Perrier
- subsp. boinensis H.Perrier
Diospyros grex F.White
Diospyros grisebachii (Hiern) Standl. — ébano, native to Cuban cactus scrub ecoregion.
Diospyros guatterioides A.C.Sm.
Diospyros guianensis (Aubl.) Gürke
- subsp. akaraiensis (A.C.Sm.) F.White

H

Diospyros haberi Provance & A.C.Sanders
Diospyros hackenbergii Diels
Diospyros hainanensis Merr.
Diospyros haivanensis T.H.Nguyên
Diospyros halesioides Griseb.
Diospyros hallieri Bakh.
Diospyros haplostylis Boivin ex Hiern
Diospyros hartmanniana S.Knapp
Diospyros hasseltii Zoll.
Diospyros hassleri Hiern
Diospyros havilandii Bakh.
Diospyros hayatae Lecomte
Diospyros hazomainty H.Perrier
Diospyros hebecarpa A.Cunn. ex Benth.
Diospyros hemiteles I.Richardson
Diospyros heterosepala H.Perrier
Diospyros heterotricha (Welw. ex Hiern) F.White
Diospyros heudelotii Hiern
Diospyros hexamera C.Y.Wu
Diospyros hierniana (King & Gamble) Bakh.
Diospyros hilairei (Hiern) Cavalcante
Diospyros hillebrandii (Seem.) Fosberg
Diospyros hirsuta L.f.
Diospyros hispida A.DC.
Diospyros holeana B.L.Gupta & P.C.Kanjilal
Diospyros holttumii Bakh.
Diospyros howii Merr. & Chun
Diospyros hoyleana F.White
Diospyros humbertiana H.Perrier
Diospyros humilis (R.Br.) F.Muell. – Queensland ebony

I

Diospyros implexicalyx H.Perrier
Diospyros impolita F.White
Diospyros impressa Dunn & R.S.Williams
Diospyros inconstans Jacq.
Diospyros inexplorata F.White
Diospyros inflata Merr. & Chun
Diospyros inhacaensis F.White
Diospyros insidiosa Bakh.
Diospyros insignis Thwaites
Diospyros insularis Bakh. – Papua ebony
Diospyros intricata (A.Gray) Standl.
Diospyros ismailii Ng
Diospyros iturensis (Gürke) Letouzey & F.White

J

Diospyros janeirensis Sandwith
Diospyros janowskyi Bakh.
Diospyros japonica Siebold & Zucc.
Diospyros javanica Bakh.
Diospyros johnstoniana Standl. & Steyerm.
Diospyros johorensis Ng
Diospyros juruensis A.C.Sm.

K

Diospyros kabuyeana F.White
Diospyros kajangensis Bakh.
Diospyros kaki L.f. – Japanese persimmon, Kaki persimmon, Asian persimmon
Diospyros kamerunensis Gürke
Diospyros kanizur B.Walln.
Diospyros kanurii F.White
Diospyros katendei Verdc.
Diospyros keningauensis Ng
Diospyros kerrii Craib
Diospyros ketsensis H.Perrier
Diospyros ketun B.Walln.
Diospyros kika Debb. & Biswas
Diospyros kingii Bakh.
Diospyros kintungensis C.Y.Wu
Diospyros kirkii Hiern
Diospyros kochummenii Ng
Diospyros koeboeensis Bakh.
Diospyros koenigii Kosterm.
Diospyros kolom B.Walln.
Diospyros kondor B.Walln.
Diospyros korthalsiana Hiern
Diospyros korupensis Gosline
Diospyros kostermansii V.Singh
Diospyros kotoensis T.Yamaz.
Diospyros krukovii A.C.Sm.
Diospyros kupensis Gosline
Diospyros kurzii Hiern – Andaman marblewood

L

Diospyros labillardierei F.White
Diospyros laevis Bojer ex A.DC.
Diospyros lanceifolia Roxb.
Diospyros lanceolata Poir.
Diospyros landii Cavalcante
Diospyros lanticellata Baker
Diospyros lateralis Hiern
Diospyros latisepala Ridl.
Diospyros latispathulata H.Perrier
Diospyros leonardii (Urb. & Ekman) Alain
Diospyros leonis (Britton & P.Wilson) Standl.
Diospyros leucomelas Poir.
Diospyros liberiensis A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
Diospyros lissocarpoides Sandwith
Diospyros lobata Lour.
Diospyros lolin Bakh.
Diospyros lolinopsis Kosterm.
Diospyros longibracteata Lecomte
Diospyros longiciliata Merr.
Diospyros longiflora Letouzey & F.White
Diospyros longipedicellata Lecomte
Diospyros longipilosa Phengklai
Diospyros longistyla A.C.Sm.
Diospyros longshengensis S.K.Lee
Diospyros lotus L. – date-plum, Caucasian persimmon, lilac persimmon
Diospyros loureiroana G.Don
- subsp. rufescens (Caveney) Verdc.
Diospyros louvelii H.Perrier
Diospyros lunduensis Ng
Diospyros lycioides Desf. – Bushveld Bluebush
- subsp. guerkei (Kuntze) De Winter
- subsp. nitens (Harv. ex Hiern) De Winter
- subsp. sericea (Bernh.) De Winter

M

Diospyros mabacea (F.Muell.) F.Muell. – Red-fruited ebony
Diospyros maclurei Merr.
Diospyros macrocarpa Hiern
Diospyros macrophylla Blume
Diospyros madecassa H.Perrier
Diospyros mafiensis F.White
Diospyros magogoana F.White
Diospyros maingayi (Hiern) Bakh.
Diospyros major (G.Forst.) Bakh.
Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel. – black-and-white ebony, pale moon ebony, malabar ebony, gaub tree
Diospyros malaccensis Bakh.
Diospyros malacothrix Kosterm.
Diospyros manampetsae H.Perrier
Diospyros manausensis Cavalcante
Diospyros mangabensis Aug.DC.
Diospyros mangorensis H.Perrier
Diospyros mannii Hiern
Diospyros manu B.Walln.
Diospyros mapingo H.Perrier
Diospyros margaretae F.White
Diospyros maritima Blume
Diospyros marmorata R.Parker – marblewood ebony, "marblewood"
Diospyros martabanica C.B.Clarke
Diospyros martini Benoist
Diospyros masoalensis H.Perrier
Diospyros matheriana A.C.Sm.
Diospyros mattogrossensis Hoehne
Diospyros megasepala Baker
Diospyros melanida Poir.
Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb. – Coromandel ebony, East Indian ebony
- var. tupru (Buch.-Ham.) V.Singh
Diospyros melocarpa F.White
Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A.DC. – jackalberry, african ebony
Diospyros metcalfii Chun & T.C.Chen
Diospyros mexiae Standl.
Diospyros miaoshanica S.K.Lee
Diospyros micrantha Sandwith
Diospyros micromera Bakh.
Diospyros microrhombus Hiern
Diospyros miltonii Cavalcante
Diospyros minahassae Bakh.
Diospyros mindanaensis Merr.
Diospyros minimifolia F.White
Diospyros minutiflora Bakh.
Diospyros minutiloba H.Perrier
Diospyros moi Lecomte
Diospyros mollis Griff.
Diospyros mollissima Kosterm.
Diospyros monbuttensis Gürke
Diospyros montana Roxb.
Diospyros moonii Thwaites
Diospyros morrisiana Hance
Diospyros multibracteata (Merr.) Bakh.
Diospyros multiflora Blanco
Diospyros multimaculata C.Puglisi^[5]
Diospyros multinervis Ng
Diospyros mun A.Chev. ex Lecomte – mun ebony
Diospyros muricata Bakh.
Diospyros mweroensis F.White
Diospyros myrmecocarpa Mart. ex Miq.
Diospyros myrtifolia H.Perrier

N

Diospyros nana Bakh.
Diospyros nanay B.Walln.
Diospyros natalensis (Harv.) Brenan
- Diospyros natalensis subsp. nummularia (Brenan) Jordaan
Diospyros navillei Lév.
Diospyros nebulosa F.White
Diospyros neglecta F.White
Diospyros neilgerrensis (Wight) Kosterm.
Diospyros nemorosa Bakh.
Diospyros nenab B.Walln.
Diospyros neraudii A.DC.
Diospyros neurosepala Bakh.
Diospyros nhatrangensis Lecomte
Diospyros nigra (J.F.Gmel.) Perrier — black sapote, chocolate pudding fruit, black persimmon^[6]
Diospyros nigricans Wall. ex A.DC.
Diospyros nigrocortex C.Y.Wu
Diospyros nilagirica Bedd.
Diospyros nitida Merr.
Diospyros nodosa Poir.
Diospyros normanbyensis Kosterm.
Diospyros novoguineensis Bakh.
Diospyros nummulariifolia Kosterm.
Diospyros nur B.Walln.
Diospyros nutans King & Gamble

O

Diospyros oaxacana Standl.
Diospyros obliquifolia (Hiern ex Gürke) F.White
Diospyros oblonga Wall. ex G.Don
Diospyros oblongifolia (Thwaites) Kosterm.
Diospyros occlusa H.Perrier
Diospyros occulta F.White
Diospyros okkesii Kosterm.
Diospyros oldhamii Maxim.
Diospyros oleifera W.C.Cheng
Diospyros olen Hiern
Diospyros oligantha Merr.
Diospyros oliviformis R.H.Miao
Diospyros onanae Gosline
Diospyros oocarpa Thwaites
Diospyros opaca C.B.Clarke
Diospyros oppositifolia Thwaites
Diospyros orthioneura Diels
Diospyros ottohuberi B.Walln.
Diospyros oubatchensis Kosterm.
Diospyros ovalifolia Wight
Diospyros ovalis Hiern
Diospyros oxycarpa (Urb.) Alain

P

Diospyros pahangensis Bakh.
Diospyros palauensis (Kaneh.) Hosok.
Diospyros palembanica Bakh.
Diospyros pallens (Thunb.) F.White
Diospyros palmeri Eastw.
Diospyros panamensis S.Knapp
Diospyros pancheri Kosterm.
Diospyros panguana B.Walln.
Diospyros paniculata Dalzell
Diospyros papuana Valeton ex Bakh.
Diospyros parabuxifolia Ng
Diospyros paraensis Sothers
Diospyros parifolia H.Perrier
Diospyros parviflora (Schltr.) Bakh.
Diospyros parvifolia Hiern
Diospyros pauciflora King & Gamble
Diospyros peekelii Lauterb.
Diospyros pemadasae Jayas.
Diospyros penangiana King & Gamble
Diospyros pendula Hasselt ex Hassk.
Diospyros penibukanensis Bakh.
Diospyros pentamera (F.Muell.) Woods & F.Muell. – myrtle ebony, grey persimmon, black myrtle, grey plum
Diospyros perakensis Bakh.
Diospyros perfida Bakh.
Diospyros perglauca H.Perrier
Diospyros perplexa F.White
Diospyros perreticulata H.Perrier
Diospyros perrieri Jum.
Diospyros pervillei Hiern
Diospyros phanrangensis Lecomte
Diospyros philippinensis A.DC.
Diospyros phlebodes (A.C.Sm.) A.C.Sm.
Diospyros phuketensis Phengklai
Diospyros physocalycina Gürke
Diospyros pierrei Lecomte
Diospyros pilosanthera Blanco
Diospyros pilosiuscula G.Don
Diospyros piresii Cavalcante
Diospyros piscatoria Gürke
Diospyros piscicapa Ridl.
Diospyros platanoides Letouzey & F.White
Diospyros platycalyx Hiern
Diospyros plectosepala Hiern
Diospyros poeppigiana A.DC.
Diospyros polita Bakh.
Diospyros polystemon Gürke
Diospyros poncei Merr.
Diospyros potamica Kosterm.
Diospyros potingensis Merr. & Chun
Diospyros preussii Gürke
Diospyros pruinosa Hiern
- var. geayana H.Perrier
Diospyros pruriens Dalzell
Diospyros pseudoharmandii T.H.Nguyên
Diospyros pseudomalabarica Bakh.
Diospyros pseudomespilus Mildbr.
- subsp. undabunda (Hiern ex Greves) F.White
Diospyros pseudoxylopia Mildbr.
Diospyros pterocalyx Bojer ex A.DC.
Diospyros pubescens Pers.
Diospyros pulchra Bakh.
Diospyros puncticulosa Bakh.
Diospyros punctilimba C.Y.Wu
Diospyros pustulata F.White
Diospyros pyrrhocarpa Miq.

Q

Diospyros quaesita Thwaites
Diospyros quiloensis (Hiern) F.White

R

Accepted species as of February 2024:^[3]

Diospyros rabehevitrae G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros rabiensis Breteler
Diospyros rakotovaoi G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros ramiflora Roxb.
Diospyros ramisonii G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros ramulosa (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) De Winter
Diospyros ranirisonii G.E.Schatz, Lowry & Phillipson
Diospyros ranongensis Phengklai
Diospyros ratovosonii H.N.Rakouth, G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros reinae B.Walln.
Diospyros rekoi Standl.
Diospyros relit B.Walln.
Diospyros reticulinervis C.Y.Wu
Diospyros retusa H.N.Rakouth, G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros revaughanii I.Richardson
Diospyros revoluta Poir – zapote negro, black apple. Native to Hispaniola (Hispaniolan moist forests ecoregion), Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands, and Windward Islands
Diospyros revolutissima F.White
Diospyros rheophila Jessup
Diospyros rheophytica Kosterm.
Diospyros rhodocalyx Kurz
Diospyros rhododendroides Kosterm.
Diospyros rhombifolia Hemsl.
Diospyros ridleyi Bakh.
Diospyros ridsdalei Kosterm.
Diospyros riedelii (Hiern) B.Walln.
Diospyros rigida Hiern
Diospyros robolot B.Walln.
Diospyros ropourea B.Walln.
Diospyros rosei Standl.
Diospyros rostrata (Merr.) Bakh.
Diospyros rotok B.Walln.
Diospyros rotundifolia Hiern
Diospyros rubicunda Gürke
Diospyros rubripetiolata G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros rufa King & Gamble
Diospyros rufogemmata Lecomte
Diospyros rufotomentosa G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros rugosula R.Br.
Diospyros rumphii Bakh.

S

Diospyros sahayadryensis P.Daniel & Vajr.
Diospyros sakalavarum H.Perrier
Diospyros saldanhae Kosterm.
Diospyros salicifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Diospyros salletii Lecomte
Diospyros samoensis A.Gray — native to Samoan Archipelago & other islands of Micronesia/Polynesia.^[7]^[8]
Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Diospyros sankurensis Gürke
Diospyros santaremnensis Sandwith
Diospyros sanza-minika A.Chev.
Diospyros savannarum Kosterm.
Diospyros saxatilis S.K.Lee
Diospyros saxicola R.H.Miao
Diospyros scabiosa Bakh.
Diospyros scabra (Chiov.) Cufod.
Diospyros scabrida (Harv. ex Hiern) De Winter
Diospyros scalariformis Fletcher
Diospyros schmutzii Kosterm.
Diospyros sclerophylla H.Perrier
Diospyros scortechinii King & Gamble
Diospyros scottmorii B.Walln.
Diospyros selangorensis Bakh.
Diospyros senensis Klotzsch
Diospyros sericea A.DC.
Diospyros serrana Sothers
Diospyros seychellarum (Hiern) Kosterm.
Diospyros shimbaensis F.White
Diospyros siamang Bakh.
Diospyros sichourensis C.Y.Wu
Diospyros siderophylla H.L.Li
Diospyros simaloerensis Bakh.
Diospyros simii (Kuntze) De Winter
Diospyros sinaloensis S.F.Blake
Diospyros singaporensis Bakh.
Diospyros sintenisii (Krug & Urb.) Standl. — endemic to Puerto Rico
Diospyros sleumeri Kosterm.
Diospyros sogeriensis Bakh.
Diospyros sonorae Standl.
Diospyros soporifera Bakh.
Diospyros sororia Bakh.
Diospyros soubreana F.White
Diospyros soyauxii Gürke & K.Schum.
Diospyros sparsirama Hiern ex Greves
Diospyros sphaerosepala Baker
Diospyros sprucei Hiern
Diospyros squamifolia Kosterm.
Diospyros squamosa Bojer ex A.DC.
Diospyros squarrosa Klotzsch
Diospyros streptosepala Merr.
Diospyros stricta Roxb.
Diospyros strigosa Hemsl.
Diospyros striicalyx H.Perrier
Diospyros styraciformis King & Gamble
Diospyros suaveolens Gürke
Diospyros subacuta Hiern
Diospyros subenervis (H. Perrier) G.E. Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros subfalciformis H.Perrier
Diospyros subrhomboidea King & Gamble
Diospyros subrotata Hiern
Diospyros subsessilifolia H.Perrier
Diospyros subsessilis Kosterm.
Diospyros subtrinervis H.Perrier
Diospyros subtruncata Hochr.
Diospyros sulcata Bourd.
Diospyros sumatrana Miq.
Diospyros sundaica Bakh.
Diospyros sunyiensis Chun & T.C.Chen
Diospyros susarticulata Lecomte
Diospyros sutchuensis Y.C.Yang
Diospyros sylvatica Roxb.

T

Accepted species as of February 2024:^[3]

Diospyros taikintana G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros tampinensis H.Perrier
Diospyros tampolensis H.N.Rakouth, Lowry & G.E.Schatz
Diospyros tarim B.Walln.
Diospyros tehno C.Puglisi, Jimbo & Hagwood^[5]
Diospyros tenuiflora A.C.Sm.
Diospyros tenuipes Merr.
Diospyros tepu B.Walln.
Diospyros terminalis Kosterm.
Diospyros tero B.Walln.
Diospyros tessellaria Poir. – Mauritius ebony
Diospyros tessmannii Mildbr.
Diospyros tetraceros H.Perrier
Diospyros tetrandra Hiern
Diospyros tetrapoda H.Perrier
Diospyros tetrasperma Sw.
Diospyros texana Scheele – Texas persimmon, Mexican persimmon, black persimmon
Diospyros thaiensis Phengklai
Diospyros thomasii Hutch. & Dalziel
Diospyros thorelii (Lecomte) T.H.Nguyên
Diospyros thouarsii Hiern
Diospyros thwaitesii (Hiern) Bedd.
Diospyros tireliae F.White
Diospyros tonkinensis A.Chev.
Diospyros toposia Buch.-Ham.
Diospyros torquata H.Perrier
Diospyros touranensis Lecomte
Diospyros toxicaria Hiern
Diospyros transita (Bakh.) Kosterm.
Diospyros transitoria Bakh.
Diospyros trengganuensis Ng
Diospyros trianthos Phengkhlai
Diospyros trichophylla Alston
Diospyros tricolor (Schumach. & Thonn.) Hiern
Diospyros tridentata F.White
Diospyros tristis King & Gamble
Diospyros trisulca F.White
Diospyros trombetensis Sandwith
Diospyros tropophylla (H.Perrier) G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros troupinii F.White
Diospyros truncata Zoll. & Moritzi
Diospyros truncatifolia Caveney
Diospyros tsangii Merr.
Diospyros tuberculata Bakh.
Diospyros turfosa Kosterm.
Diospyros tutcheri Dunn

U

Diospyros uaupensis Cavalcante
Diospyros ubaita B.Walln.
Diospyros ulo Merr.
Diospyros umbrosa F.White
Diospyros undulata Wall. ex G.Don
Diospyros unisemina C.Y.Wu
Diospyros urep B.Walln.
Diospyros urschii H.Perrier
Diospyros uzungwaensis Frim.-Møll. & Ndang.

V

Diospyros vaccinioides Lindl.
Diospyros variegata Kurz
Diospyros veillonii F.White
Diospyros velutinosa Bakh.
Diospyros velutipes (H. Perrier) G.E. Schatz & Lowry
Diospyros venenosa Bakh.
Diospyros venosa Wall. ex A.DC.
- var. olivacea (King & Gamble) Ng
Diospyros vera (Lour.) A.Chev.
Diospyros vermoesenii De Wild.
Diospyros verrucosa Hiern
Diospyros vescoi Hiern
Diospyros vestita Benoist
Diospyros vieillardii (Hiern) Kosterm.
Diospyros vignei F.White
Diospyros villosa (L.) De Winter
Diospyros villosiuscula Kosterm.
Diospyros virgata (Gürke) Brenan
Diospyros virginiana L. – American persimmon, Eastern persimmon, Common persimmon, possumwood, simmon, sugar-plum
Diospyros viridicans Hiern
Diospyros vitiensis Gillespie
- var. longisepala (Gillespie) A.C.Sm.

W

Diospyros wagemansii F.White
Diospyros wajirensis F.White
Diospyros walkeri (Wight) Gürke
Diospyros wallichii King & Gamble
Diospyros weddellii Hiern
Diospyros whitei Dowsett-Lemaire & Pannell
Diospyros whitfordii Merr.
Diospyros whyteana (Hiern) P.White – Cape ebony
Diospyros winitii Fletcher

X

Diospyros xavantina Sothers
Diospyros xiangguiensis S.K.Lee
Diospyros xishuangbannaensis C.Y.Wu & H.Chu

Y

Diospyros yaouhensis (Schltr.) Kosterm.
Diospyros yatesiana Standl.
Diospyros yeobi Bakh.
Diospyros yomomo B.Walln.
Diospyros yucatanensis Lundell
- subsp. spectabilis (Lundell) Provance, I.García & A.C.Sanders
Diospyros yunnanensis Rehder & E.H.Wilson

Z

Diospyros zenkeri (Gürke) F.White
Diospyros zhenfengensis S.K.Lee
Diospyros zombensis (B.L.Burtt) F.White

References

^ "Diospyros". The Plant List. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ "Diospyros plant name records". The Plant List. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Diospyros L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
^ Tropicos.org: Diospyros domingensis
^ ^a ^b Puglisi, C.; Jimbo, Tiberius; Hagwood, Austin (2022-07-11). "TWO NEW SPECIES OF DIOSPYROS (EBENACEAE) FROM NEW GUINEA". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 79. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: 1–10. doi:10.24823/ejb.2022.1879. ISSN 1474-0036.
^ Purdue.edu; Horticulture: Diospyros digyna Black Sapote
^ EOL: Diospyros samoensis
^ Micronesica 40:169: Diospyros samoensis.

External links

Media related to Diospyros at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Diospyros at Wikispecies

[TPL1-1] "Diospyros". The Plant List. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[TPL2-2] "Diospyros plant name records". The Plant List. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[powo-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Diospyros L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[4] Tropicos.org: Diospyros domingensis

[f075-5] Puglisi, C.; Jimbo, Tiberius; Hagwood, Austin (2022-07-11). "TWO NEW SPECIES OF DIOSPYROS (EBENACEAE) FROM NEW GUINEA". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 79. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: 1–10. doi:10.24823/ejb.2022.1879. ISSN 1474-0036.

[purdue-6] Purdue.edu; Horticulture: Diospyros digyna Black Sapote

[7] EOL: Diospyros samoensis

[8] Micronesica 40:169: Diospyros samoensis.

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