Ebenaceae

Black sapote

Diospyros nigra (J.F.Gmel.) Perr. & Perr.

Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros

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Black sapote: Diospyros digyna — Photo: Critical Miami, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (14)

Arabic: خرمال أسود
Chinese: 黑柿
Dutch: Zwarte zapote
English: Black sapote, Black soapapple, Chocolate pudding fruit
French: Sapotier noir
Hebrew: ספוטה שחורה, פרי פודינג השוקולד
Hungarian: Fekete datolyaszilva
Indonesian: Kesemek hitam
Japanese: ブラックサポテ
Korean: 검은감나무
nah: Tlīltzapocuahuitl, Tliltzapotl
Persian: خرمالو سیاه
Spanish: Zapote prieto, Zapote negro
Turkish: Kara sapot

Synonyms

Diospyros digyna Jacq.
Diospyros edulis Lodd. ex Sweet
Diospyros obtusifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Diospyros obtusifolia Kunth
Diospyros pauciflora C.B.Rob.
Diospyros sapota Roxb.
Diospyros sapotanigera DC.
Diospyros tliltzapotl Sessé & Moc.
Sapota nigra J.F.Gmel.

Photos

Photo: Critical Miami, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ito Nugroho, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Johan Eras, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yamid de Jesús Arango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.