Biology:Diospyros diepenhorstii

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Short description: Species of tree

Diospyros diepenhorstii
Diospyros diepenhorstii at Kepong Botanical Garden, Taman Ehsan (221030) 1.jpg
At Kepong Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species:
D. diepenhorstii
Binomial name
Diospyros diepenhorstii
Miq.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Diospyros copelandii Merr.
  • Diospyros juppii Merr.
  • Diospyros pyrifera Ridl.

Diospyros diepenhorstii is a tree in the family Ebenaceae. It grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall. Twigs are brownish to blackish. The fruits are obovoid to oblong-ellipsoid, up to 10 cm (4 in) long. The tree is named for Dutch botanist H. Diepenhorst. Habitat is forests from sea-level to 1,800 metres (6,000 ft) altitude.[2] D. diepenhorstii is found in Peninsular Thailand and from west Malesia to the Philippines .[3][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Diospyros diepenhorstii". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2769620. Retrieved 6 January 2014. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ng, Francis S.P. (April 2002). "Diospyros diepenhorstii Miq.". in Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 55–56. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSS.vol4_5_6.pdf. Retrieved 6 January 2014. 
  3. "Diospyros diepenhorstii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=383903. Retrieved 6 January 2014. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15344131 entry