Diospyros fasciculosa

Grey Ebony
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species: D. fasciculosa
Binomial name
Diospyros fasciculosa
(F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Synonyms
  • Maba fasciculosa F.Muell.

Diospyros fasciculosa, is a rainforest tree in the Ebony family. Australian common names include Grey Ebony, Clustered Persimmon, Ebony and Long Tom.[1]

The specific epithet fasciculus refers to a “little bundle”, as the flowers and fruits are in clusters.

Distribution

The tree is native to Australia, Fiji, and Southeast Asia. In Australia it is found from the Clarence River, New South Wales to Bamaga on the Cape York Peninsula.

Description

Diospyros fasciculosa is usually seen as a medium-sized tree, but it may grow up to 30 metres (98 ft) tall.

The clustered fruits are a type of Persimmon.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Floyd, A.G., Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia, Inkata Press 2008, ISBN 978-0-9589436-7-3 page 122
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