Biology:Diospyros pentamera
| Diospyros pentamera | |
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| Type specimen of Diospyros pentamera (P00721821)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ebenaceae |
| Genus: | Diospyros |
| Species: | D. pentamera
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| Binomial name | |
| Diospyros pentamera | |
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Cargillia arborea A.Cunn. ex Hiern | |
Diospyros pentamera is a common rainforest tree in the Ebony or Persimmon family (Ebenaceae) growing from near Batemans Bay (36° S) in New South Wales to the Atherton Tableland (17° S) in tropical Queensland, Australia .[2][4] It is commonly known as the myrtle ebony, black myrtle, grey plum or grey persimmon.
Description
Diospyros pentamera is a small to large rainforest tree, from 6 to 40 metres in height at maturity, and 60 centimetres in width at the base. It grows in various types of rainforests, but grows best in volcanic soils in fire free areas with high rainfall.
The leaves are 5 to 9 centimetres long, not toothed. Fragrant white flowers form in spring. The mid-sized edible berry matures around December to February and is eaten by many rainforest birds, including Brown Cuckoo Dove, Wompoo Fruit Dove, Rose-crowned Fruit Dove, Topknot Pigeon, Currawong, Regent Bowerbird and Australasian Figbird. Germination of fresh seed is quick, but occasionally unreliable. This tree is easily identified in the rainforest by the dark rough bark, which resembles the bark of Ironbark trees.
Diospyros pentamera growing by the Minnamurra River, Budderoo National Park, Australia
Diospyros pentamera growing by the Hacking River, Royal National Park, Australia
Diospyros pentamera growing by the Allyn River, Barrington Tops, Australia
Myrtle ebony at Yatteyattah Nature Reserve, near Milton, New South Wales
References
- ↑ "P00721821 (Held at MNHN)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/437996793.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Diospyros pentamera". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Diospyros_pentamera.htm.
- ↑ "Diospyros pentamera (Woolls & F.Muell.) F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322848-1.
- ↑ Floyd, A. G. (1989). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia. Inkata Press. ISBN 0-909605-57-2.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5279624 entry
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