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Diospyros mespiliformis, the jackalberry (also known as African ebony and by its Afrikaans name jakkalsbessie), is a large dioecious evergreen [2] tree found mostly in the savannas of Africa. Jackals are fond of the fruit, hence the common names.
Diospyros is a genus of over 700 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. The majority are native to the tropics , with only a few species extending into temperate regions. Individual species valued for their hard, heavy, dark timber, are commonly known as ebony trees, while others are valued for their fruit and known as persimmon ...
A number of pressed vegetable oils are either not edible, or not used as an edible oil. The fruit of the amur cork tree Castor beans are the source of castor oil. Astrocaryum vulgare (Tucumã) oil. Amur cork tree fruit oil, pressed from the fruit of the Phellodendron amurense. It has been studied for insecticidal use. [184] [185]
Diospyros saldanhae Diospyros sandwicensis Diospyros seychellarum. 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 ...
Experts agree that a diet rich in fruits and veggies is the way to go. Fruits can provide essential nutrients, fiber and a host of other health benefits. If you enjoy fruits frequently, that's great.
Diospyros mespiliformis, native to the savannas of western, eastern and southern Africa Index of plants with the same common name This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name ( vernacular name).
The persimmon (/ p ər ˈ s ɪ m ə n /) is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros. The most widely cultivated of these is the kaki persimmon, Diospyros kaki [1] – Diospyros is in the family Ebenaceae, and a number of non-persimmon species of the genus are grown for ebony timber.
The definition of fruit for this list is a culinary fruit, defined as "Any edible and palatable part of a plant that resembles fruit, even if it does not develop from a floral ovary; also used in a technically imprecise sense for some sweet or semi-sweet vegetables, some of which may resemble a true fruit or are used in cookery as if they were ...