
Botanical family
Ebenaceae
Ebony/Persimmon family
22 species in this family
Trees with hard dark wood (ebony). Flowers unisexual with persistent calyx. Fruit is a berry (persimmon). Includes ebony and persimmon.
- Leaf arrangement: alternate
- Leaf type: simple
- Growth forms: tree/shrub
- Inflorescence: cymose
- Fruit: berry
Species in EBENACEAE
- Narrow-leaved EbonyDiospyros angustifolia
- Small-leaved EbonyDiospyros buxifolia
- Quarrelsome TreeDiospyros candolleana
- Green Ebony PersimmonDiospyros chloroxylon
- Mountain Persimmon, Indian EbonyDiospyros cordifolia
- Mabola Ebony, Comogen Ebony, Philippine Persimmon, Mabola Tree, Mabola-date-plum, Velvet apple, Velvet PersimmonDiospyros discolor
- Ebony, Ceylon Ebony, Malabar Ebony, East India Ebony, Black Sapote, Persimmon EbonyDiospyros ebenum
- Japanese PersimmonDiospyros kaki
- Gaub Persimon, Indian Persimon, River Ebony, Malabar Ebony, Gaub tree, Riber Ebony, Wild MangosteenDiospyros malabarica
- Mountain Ebony, Mottled ebony, Mountain persimmonDiospyros montana
- Andaman MarblewoodDiospyros oocarpa
- Bastard EbonyDiospyros ovalifolia
- Panicled EbonyDiospyros paniculata
- Forest EbonyDiospyros sylvatica
- Philippine Ebony, PersimmonMaba buxifolia
- Diospyros bourdillonii
- Diospyros foliolosa
- Diospyros ghatensis
- Diospyros nilagirica
- Diospyros pruriens
- Diospyros saldanhae
- Maba neilgerrensis
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