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Life Form:

Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub

Bloom Characteristics:

White, urn-shaped flowers on male and female trees.

Dioecious:

Yes

Foliage Characteristics:

Simple, elliptic leaves are dark green and leathery. Leaves are 1.6-3.5" (4-9 cm) long.

Fruit Characteristics:

Yellow fruits. Fruits are .6-1.2" (1.5-3 cm) acros and ripen from August to October.

Plant Size:

30' (10 meters) in the wild; more typically 8-16' (2-4 meters) in cultivation

Range:

S China

Habitat:

forested ravines; 1970-4920ft (600-1500m)

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Common Name:

Evergreen persimmon

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Asteranae

Order:

Ericales

Family:

Ebenaceae

Genus:

Diospyros

Species:

cathayensis

Accession Number:

2022-0816A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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On Display:

Enid A. Haupt Garden

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7b4d99a77-be83-4dda-973a-a1b3e465ce2b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0816A