Diospyros maritima
Broadleaf Ebony, Malaysian Persimmon
Other regional names: Sea Ebony
- Sea Ebony
Also known as: Cargillia laxa R.Br. +12 more
- Cargillia laxa R.Br.
- Cargillia maritima Hassk.
- Cargillia megalocarpa F.Muell.
- Diospyros camarinensis Merr.
- Diospyros kusanoi Hayata
- Diospyros laxa (R.Br.) K.Schum.
- Diospyros liukiuensis Makino
- Diospyros maritima subsp. oblongata Bakh.
- Diospyros maritima subsp. ovalifolia Bakh.
- Diospyros maritima var. oblongata Bakh.
- Diospyros maritima var. ovalifolia Bakh.
- Diospyros nitens W.Fitzg.
- Maba megalocarpa F.Muell.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ebenaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, Diospyros maritima (commonly known as Broadleaf Ebony or Malaysian persimmon) is a tree belonging to the Ebenaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Vietnam, Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Florida