Ebenaceae
Japanese persimmon
Diospyros kaki
- Family
- Ebenaceae
- Genus
- Diospyros
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 野柿, 山柿, 毛叶柿叶, 油柿
- English
- Japanese persimmon
Synonyms
- Diospyros amara Perr.
- Diospyros argyi H.Lév.
- Diospyros bertii André
- Diospyros chinensis Blume
- Diospyros costata Carrière
- Diospyros kaempferi Naudin
- Diospyros kaki var. aurantium André
- Diospyros kaki var. costata (Carrière) André
- Diospyros kaki var. domestica Makino
- Diospyros kaki var. elliptica André
- Diospyros kaki var. kaki
- Diospyros kaki var. macrantha Hand.-Mazz.
- Diospyros kaki var. mazelii (Carrière) Mouill.
- Diospyros kaki var. sahuti André
- Diospyros kaki var. silvestris Makino
- Diospyros lycopersicon Carrière
- Diospyros mazelii Thibaud & Ketel. ex É.Morren
- Diospyros mazelii Carrière
- Diospyros roxburghii Carrière
- Diospyros schi-tse Bunge
- Diospyros schitze Bunge
- Diospyros sinensis Naudin
- Diospyros sphenophylla Hiern
- Diospyros trichocarpa R.H.Miao
- Diospyros wieseneri Carrière
- Embryopteris kaki (Thunb.) G.Don
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 24 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: harum.koh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Kim, Hyun-tae, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: mami_t_t, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kim, Hyun-tae, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kim, Hyun-tae, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kim, Hyun-tae, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 張家瑜, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: angryphyco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kim, Hyun-tae, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.