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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.
Diospyros blancoi, (synonym Diospyros discolor), commonly known as velvet apple, velvet persimmon, kamagong, or mabolo tree, [1] is a tree of the genus Diospyros of ebony trees and persimmons. It produces edible fruit with a fine, velvety, reddish-brown fur-like covering.
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 ...
The wood of this species is dark, hard and very durable and was an important source of loom shuttles in mills.
The family includes ebony and persimmon among about 768 [2] species of trees and shrubs. It is distributed across the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world. [3] It is most diverse in the rainforests of Malesia, India, Thailand, [4] tropical Africa and tropical America. [5]
The common persimmon is a generally small to medium sized tree, usually 30 to 80 feet (9 to 24 m) in height, but reaching 115 feet (35 m) west of the southern Mississippi. [8] It has a short, slender trunk and spreading, often pendulous branches, which form a broad or narrow, round-topped canopy.
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A Serbian saying says that the best place to build a house is where a plum tree grows best. [26] The region of Šumadija in central Serbia is particularly known for its plums and Šljivovica, the national drink. [27] Seychelles: Coco de mer: Lodoicea [citation needed] Singapore: Durian: Durio [citation needed] South Africa: Ackee: Blighia ...