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Diospyros foliosa (Rich. ex A.Gray) Bakh.

Family
Ebenaceae
Genus
Diospyros

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Diospyros foliosa: Ebenaceae-evergreen tree.
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Synonyms

  • Diospyros elliptica (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) P.S.Green
  • Diospyros elliptica var. fijiensis (Bakh.) A.C.Sm.
  • Diospyros elliptica var. foliosa (Rich. ex A.Gray) A.C.Sm.
  • Diospyros elliptica var. fructuosa A.C.Sm.
  • Diospyros elliptica var. iridea (Fosberg) A.C.Sm.
  • Diospyros elliptica var. opaca A.C.Sm.
  • Diospyros elliptica var. savaiiensis (Christoph.) A.C.Sm.
  • Diospyros ellipticifolia Bakh.
  • Diospyros ellipticifolia f. intermedia Bakh.
  • Diospyros ellipticifolia f. moluccensis Bakh.
  • Diospyros ellipticifolia var. ebenus (Spreng.) Bakh.
  • Diospyros ellipticifolia var. elliptica (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Fosberg
  • Diospyros ellipticifolia var. fijiensis Bakh.
  • Diospyros ellipticifolia var. iridea Fosberg
  • Diospyros ferrea var. savaiiensis (Christoph.) Fosberg
  • Diospyros foliosa var. elliptica (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dorr
  • Diospyros foliosa var. fijiensis (Bakh.) Dorr
  • Diospyros foliosa var. fructuosa (A.C.Sm.) Dorr
  • Diospyros foliosa var. iridea (Fosberg) Dorr
  • Diospyros foliosa var. opaca (A.C.Sm.) Dorr
  • Diospyros foliosa var. savaiiensis (Christoph.) Dorr
  • Diospyros major var. elliptica (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Bakh.
  • Ebenus elliptica (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Kuntze
  • Ebenus foliosa (Rich. ex A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Ferreola ellipticifolia Stokes
  • Maba ebenus Spreng.
  • Maba elliptica J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
  • Maba foliosa Rich. ex A.Gray
  • Maba savaiiensis Christoph.
  • Mimusops moluccana Kostel.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.