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Diospyros virginiana is a persimmon species commonly called the American persimmon, [3] common persimmon, [4] eastern persimmon, simmon, possumwood, possum apples, [5] or sugar plum. [6] It ranges from southern Connecticut to Florida , and west to Texas , Louisiana , Oklahoma , Kansas , and Iowa .
Persimmon fruit seed Persimmons on a tree at Bilpin, New South Wales. 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 ...
An economically significant plant pathogen infecting many Diospyros species – D. hispida, kaki persimmon (D. kaki), date-plum (D. lotus), Texas persimmon (D. texana), Coromandel ebony (D. melanoxylon) and probably others – is the sac fungus Pseudocercospora kaki, which causes a leaf spot disease.
Heavy metal contamination occurs from both natural and anthropogenic sources. The most notable natural source of heavy metals is rock outcroppings, although volcanic eruptions can release large amounts of toxic material. [2] Significant anthropogenic sources include mining and smelting operations and organic and inorganic fertilizer application ...
Diospyros kaki, the Oriental persimmon, [2] Chinese persimmon, Japanese persimmon or kaki persimmon, [3] is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Diospyros. Although its first botanical description was not published until 1780, [ 4 ] [ 3 ] D. kaki cultivation in China dates back more than 2000 years.
The primary antidote to brodifacoum poisoning is immediate administration of vitamin K 1 (dosage for humans: initially slow intravenous injections of 10–25 mg repeated at 3–6 hours until normalisation of the prothrombin time; then 10 mg orally four times daily as a "maintenance dose"). It is an extremely effective antidote, provided the ...
There is no antidote for strychnine poisoning. [5] Strychnine poisoning demands aggressive management with early control of muscle spasms, intubation for loss of airway control, toxin removal (decontamination), intravenous hydration and potentially active cooling efforts in the context of hyperthermia as well as hemodialysis in kidney failure (strychnine has not been shown to be removed by ...
The seeds, leaves, bark, ripe, and unripe fruit of the persimmon. Diospyros texana is a multi-trunked small tree or large shrub [2] with a lifespan of 30 to 50 years. [4] It usually grows to 3 m (9.8 ft) in height, but can reach 12 m (39 ft) on good sites. [5]