Ebenaceae
Texas persimmon
Diospyros texana
- Family
- Ebenaceae
- Genus
- Diospyros
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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- خرمال تكساني
- Chinese
- 德州柿
- English
- Texas persimmon
- Korean
- 텍사스감나무, 차포테, 텍사스감
- Persian
- خرمالو تگزاسی
- Vietnamese
- Thị Texas
Synonyms
- Brayodendron texanum (Scheele) Small
- Diospyros cuneifolia Hiern
- Diospyros mexicana Scheele ex Hiern
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: homeredwardprice, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chris N., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Wyatt915, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: chezatlongy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: jlarnold24, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Angela Butts, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Brandon Petty, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Austin Neal, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Tara Braddock, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: erin oleary, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Saul Nuccitelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Austin Neal, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.