Biology:Diospyros chamaethamnus

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Short description: Species of fruit and plant

Diospyros chamaethamnus
Diospyros chamaethamnus fruit MHNT.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species:
D. chamaethamnus
Binomial name
Diospyros chamaethamnus
Mildbr.
Diospyros chamaethamnus - MHNT

Diospyros chamaethamnus, called sand apple in English, is a plant which can be found in Namibia. It is a relative of persimmons and ebony and like these provides useful wood and edible fruit. It may also have medical properties and some other uses in managing malaria.[1]

References

  1. du Preez-Bruwer, Iwanette; Mumbengegwi, Davis R.; Louw, Stefan (2022-09-01). "In vitro antimalarial properties and chemical composition of Diospyros chamaethamnus extracts" (in en). South African Journal of Botany 149: 290–296. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2022.06.006. ISSN 0254-6299. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629922002952. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5279614 entry