About Japanese Persimmon
Diospyros kaki, the Oriental persimmon, Chinese persimmon, Japanese persimmon, kaki persimmon, or Fuyu persimmon, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Diospyros. Although its first botanical description was not published until 1780, D. kaki cultivation in China dates back more than 2000 years.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Diospyros kaki
- Genus
- Diospyros
- Family
- EBENACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Khasi hills
- Distribution
- India, China, Japan
Local Names
- Hindi
- हल्वा तेन्दु Halwa-tendu
- Kannada
- ಡಯೋಸ್ಪೈರೋಸ್ ಕಾಕಿ
- Malayalam
- കാക്കിപ്പഴം
Botanical family
Ebenaceae
Ebony/Persimmon family
Japanese Persimmon belongs to the Ebenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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