Family 240. EBENACEAE 1. Diospyros Linnaeus o LUZON: Ifugao ...

Family 240. EBENACEAE 

1. Diospyros Linnaeus 

Revision: 

Bakhuizen van den Brink, RC. 1936-55. Revisio Ebenacearum Malayensium. Contributions à 

Etude de la flore des Indes Nèerlandses XXXIII. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de 

Buitenzorg ser. 3, 15: 1-515, +92 plates. 

Ng, FSP. 2002. Ebenaceae in: Tree Flora of Sabah & Sarawak 4: 29-100. 

Diospyros blancoi A DC, Prodr. 8 (1844) 237; --Ng, Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak 4 (2002) 42. –Type: 

Unknown. 

Diospyros discolor Willd., Sp. Pl. 4 (1805) 1108, nom. illeg.; --Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 364; EPFP 3 (1923) 

291; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 145. 

Diospyros philippensis (Desr.) Guerke in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4 1 (1890) 164, non A DC 

Diospyros merrillii Elmer, LPB 5 (1913) 1775. –Type: Elmer 12895 (L*, NY*, US*, iso). Palawan: Palawan 

prov., Puerto Princesa, Mt Pulgar (=Thumb Peak), ‘in deep soil of densely forested flat at 250ft’, 

Mar 1911. 

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Diospyros brideliifolia Elmer, LPB 2 (1908) 507; -- Merr.; EPFP 3 (1923) 290; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. 

Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 464. –Type: Elmer 9722 (A*, BISH*, NY*, US*, iso). Negros: Negros 

Oriental prov., Cuernos Mtns, ‘in moist dense woods at 4000ft’, Apr 1908. 

Diospyros hypoleuca Elmer, LPB 7 (1915) 2623. –Type: Elmer 14203 (BISH*, L*, NA*, NY*, US*, iso). 

Mindanao: Agusan del Norte prov., Mt Urdaneta (=Hilong-hilong), Oct 1912. 

LUZON: Ifugao, Benguet, Quezon, Laguna, NEGROS, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte. 

Mossy forests, 1250-2000m. 

Diospyros buxifolia (Blume) Hiern, Trans. Cambr. Phil. Soc. 12 (1873) 218; --Merr., EPFP 3 

(1923) 290; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 97; --Ng, Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak 4 

(2002) 47; --Leucoxylum buxifolium Blume, Bijdr. (1825) 1169. –Type from Java. 

India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Bali, Borneo (Sarawak; 

Brunei; Sabah; Kalimantan), Philippines, Moluccas, New Guinea. LUZON, PALAWAN, 

MINDANAO: Zamboanga. Low and medium altitude forests, 0-1000m. 

Diospyros calcicola Merr., PJS 26 (1925) 487; EPFP 4 (1925) 251; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 

3, 15 (1936) 99. --Type: BS 41167 Ramos (A*, L*, US*, iso), Coron: Abundant along small streams 

in dry forests on limestone formation, 17 Sept 1922. 

CORON. Low altitude dry forest on limestone. 

Diospyros cauliflora Blume, Bijdr. (1825) 668; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 134; -- 

Ng, Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak 4 (2002) 48. 

Diospyros fasciculiflora Merr., PJS 9 c (1914) Bot. 334; EPFP 3 (1923) 292. –Type: BS 16101 Reillo (US*, 

iso). Basilan: Aug 1912. 

Diospyros pulgarensis (Elmer) Merr., PJS 12 c (1917) Bot. 286; EPFP 3 (1923) 295. –Type: 

Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Java, Borneo (Sarawak; Sabah; 

Kalimantan), Philippines, Sulawesi, Moluccas, New Guinea. LUZON: Cagayan, Isabela, 

Aurora, Laguna, MINDORO, PALAWAN, NEGROS, CEBU (Asturias), BASILAN, 

MINDANAO: Zamboanga, Agusan del Norte, Surigao. Lowland to medium altitude 

dipterocarp and limestone forests.

Diospyros curranii Merr., PJS 4 c (1909) ) Bot. 306; EPFP 3 (1923) 290; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 1 

NY*, iso). Luzon: Quezon prov., Lucban, near Butano Falls, May 1907. 

Diospyros reticulata Elmer, LPB 2 (1908) 506. --Type: as in D. curranii Merr. 

Diospyros viridifolia Elmer, LPB 7 (1915) 2626. –Type: Elmer 13460 (BISH*, GH*, L*, MO*, NY*, US*, iso). 

Mindanao: Agusan del Norte prov., Mt Urdaneta (=Hilong-hilong), ‘in moist fertile humus-covered 

soil of dense forests at 750ft’, Aug 1912. 

Diospyros sibuyanensis Elmer, LPB 4 (1912) 1506. –Syntypes: Elmer 12090 (A*, BISH*, GH*, L*, MO*, NA*, 

NY* 2 sheets) and Elmer 12091 (BISH*, L*, MO*, NY*, US*). Sibuyan: Mt Giting-giting, Magallanes 

(=Magdiwang) ‘in woods skirting grassy glens at 750ft, in compact well-drained soil’, Mar 1910. 

Borneo (Sarawak; Sabah; Kalimantan), Philippines. LUZON: Rizal (Bosoboso; 

Antipolo), Laguna , Quezon (Lucban; Atimonan; Guinayangan), Camarines Sur (Mt 

Isarog), Sorsogon, MARINDUQUE, SIBUYAN (Mt Giting-giting), PANAY, NEGROS, 

MINDANAO: Zamboanga, Misamis, Lanao del Sur (Camp Keithley), Davao del Sur (Sta 

Cruz), Agusan del Norte (Mt Hilonghilong). In low and medium altitude primary forests, 

to 400m. 

Diospyros diepenhorstii Miq., Fl. Ind. Bat. Suppl. Sum. (1860) 250; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 

3, 15 (1936) 142; --Ng, Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak 4 (2002) 55. –Type from Sumatra. 

Diospyros copelandii Merr., Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philipp.) 17 (1904) 45; EPFP 3 (1923) 290. –Syntypes: 

Copeland 246 (US*). Luzon: Bataan prov., Lamao River, Jan 1904. 

Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (Sarawak; Sabah; Kalimantan) and 

the Philippines. LUZON: Bataan, Rizal, Quezon, Laguna. Lowland and hill dipterocarp 

forests. 

Diospyros elliptifolia Merr., PJS 30 (1926) 421; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 232; -- 

Ng, Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak 4 (2002) 57. –Type: BS 44020 Ramos & Edaño (NY*, SING*, US*, 

iso). Tawi-tawi: damp forests along small streams at low altitude, Jul-Aug 1924. 

forma elliptifolia 

Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak; Brunei; Sabah; Kalimantan) and SW Philippines. 

TAWI-TAWI. Lowland forest along small streams, rare. 

Diospyros eriantha Champ. ex Benth., Kew J. Bot. 4 (1852) 302; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 

3, 15 (1936) 183; --Ng, Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak 4 (2002) 58, Fig. 3F. –Type from Hongkong. 

Diospyros eriantha var. velascoi (Merr.) Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1936) 183; --Diospyros 

velascoi Merr., PJS 13 c (1918) ) Bot. 46; EPFP 3 (1923) 296. –Type: FB 23278 Velasco (not 

seen). Luzon: Cagayan prov., Camalaniugan, Patlao, on slopes, altitude c. 100m, 18 Oct 1914. 

S China, Indochina, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sabah; Kalimantan), N Philippines. 

LUZON: Cagayan, Rizal. Low and medium altitudes primary forests. 

Diospyros everettii Merr., PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 307; --EPFP 3 (1923) 292; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. 

Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 167; --Ng, Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak 4 (2002) 60. –Type: FB 7261 Everett 

(US*, iso). Negros: Negros Occidental prov., Mt Silay, in ridge forests, altitude c. 650m. 

Borneo (Sabah; Kalimantan) and the Philippines. 

NEGROS, BASILAN. Low and medium altitude primary forests to 650m. 

Diospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1936) 50; --Ng, Tree Fl. Sabah 

& Sarawak 4 (2002) 61; --Ehretia ferrea Willd., Phytogr. 1 (1794) 4. –Type: Not known. 

Diospyros ferrea var. buxifolia (Rottb.) Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 50; --Maba buxifolia 

(Rottb.) Juss., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 5 (1804) 418; --Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 289. –Pisonia buxifolia 

Rottb., Nov. Act. Hafn. 2 (1783) 536. –Type: 

W Africa to India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, across Malesia to Australia, Melanesia 

and Polynesia. 

Throughout the Philippines in most islands and provinces. Lowland forests and thickets. 

Diospyros hebecarpa Cunn. ex Benth., Fl. Austral. 4 (1869) 286; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot.

Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 221. 

Diospyros alvarezii Merr., PJS 10 c (1915) Bot. 335; EPFP 3 (1923) 290. –Type: FB 21417 Alvarez (US*, 

iso). Luzon: Camarines Norte prov., Lanot, forested slopes at about sea-level, 12 May 1914. 

Diospyros pellucida Hiern., Trans. Camb. Phil. Soc. 12 (1873) 209; --Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 294. –Type: 

Fiji, New Caledonia, Australia, New Guinea, Moluccas, Sulawesi and the Philippines. 

LUZON: Camarines Sur, Sorsogon, MINDORO, PALAWAN, PANAY, BASILAN. 

Lowland primary forests. 

Diospyros korthalsiana Hiern, Trans. Camb. Phil. Soc. 12 (1873) 168; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 3 

Diospyros korthalsiana Hiern var. mirandae (Merr.) Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1936) 356; -- 

Diospyros mirandae Merr., PJS 9 c (1914) Bot. 335; EPFP 3 (1923) 292, pro syn. D. inclusa. – 

Type: FB 18752 Miranda (US*, iso). Mindanao: South Cotabato prov., SE ridge of Mt Glan, altitude 

90-125m, 6 Jun 1912. 

Diospyros triflora Merr., PJS 9 c (1914) Bot. 333; EPFP 3 (1923) 295; --Soejarto et al. (1995) Prelim. Checklist Fl. Pl. Palawa 

low altitudes, 18 Jul 1912. 

Borneo (Sarawak: Brunei; Sabah; Kalimantan) and SW Philippines. 

PALAWAN (Brooke’s Point), BALABAC, TAWI-TAWI. Lowland and hill mixed 

dipterocarp forests. 

Diospyros kurzii Hiern, Trans. Camb. Phil. Soc. 12 (1873) 162; --Ng, Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak 4 

(2002) 69. –Type from Andamans 

Diospyros nitida Merr., Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philipp.) 35 (1905) 57; EPFP 3 (1923) 294; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. 

Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 176; --Rojo, Rev. Lexicon Philipp. Trees (1999) 93. –Syntypes: Merrill 1737 

(NY*, US*). Luzon: Rizal prov., Antipolo, Mar 1903; --Merrill 2976 (US*). Luzon: Zambales prov., 

Botolan, Jun 1903; --FB 230 Gamill (NY*, US*). Guimaras, Jan 1904; --Elmer 6713 (NY*). Luzon: 

Bataan prov., Mt Mariveles, Nov 1904. 

Andaman Isls, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (Sabah), Philippines, Moluccas 

(Tanimbar). 

LUZON: La Union, Benguet, Pangasinan, Zambales, Pampanga, Bataan, Bulacan, 

Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Camarines, POLILLO, CATANDUANES, GUIMARAS, 

MINDANAO: Misamis, Davao. Secondary and primary lowland and hill forests, 

sometimes on limestone. 

Diospyros lanceifolia Roxb., Fl. India (Carey ed.) 2 (1832) 537; Hort. Beng. (1814) 93. 

forma cagayanensis Merr. ex Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1936) 276. –Syntypes: 

FB 24216 Barros (A*, US*). Luzon: Cagayan prov., Jul-Aug 1915; --Loher 402 (US*). Luzon: 

Benguet prov. 

LUZON: Abra, Benguet, Cagayan. Low and medium altitudes. 

forma sabtanensis Merr. ex Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1936) 276; --Diospyros 

sabtanensis Merr., PJS 3 c (1908) 426; EPFP 3 (1923) 295. –Syntypes: BS 3765 Fenix (US*), --BS 

3757 Fenix (US*). Sabtan, along mountain streams, 4 Jun 1907. 

SABTAN (of the Batanes Island Group), LUZON: Bataan, Rizal. Lowland thickets or 

forests along streams. 

forma wenzelii Merr. ex Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1936) 276. –Syntypes: BS 48074 

Ramos & Edaño (US*). Alabat, Sept-Oct 1926; BS 41054 Ramos (US*). Mindoro: Mindoro Oriental 

prov., Pinamalayan, Jun 1922. 

LUZON: Ilocos Sur, Quezon, ALABAT, MINDORO (Mindoro Oriental), PANAY, LEYTE, 

MINDANAO: Agusan. Low and medium altitudes. 

Diospyros littorea (R Br.) Kosterm., Blumea 23 (1977) 461; --Diospyros ferrea var. littorea (R Br.) 

Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1936) 50. 

Maba cumingiana A DC. Prodr., pro syn. Maba buxifolia (Rottb.) Pers. in Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 289. –Type: 

Cuming 1694 (L*, iso). Samar.

Thailand, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Philippines, New Guinea, Australia. 

PALAWAN, PAMALICAN (CUYO ISL GROUP), SAMAR, MINDANAO: Zamboanga. 

Littoral thickets and forests. 

Diospyros longiciliata Merr., PJS 17 (1920) 303; EPFP 3 (1923) 292; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 4 

at low altitudes, 11 May 1919. 

MINDANAO: Surigao, DINAGAT. Lowland primary forests. 

Diospyros macrophylla Blume, Bijdr. (1826) 670; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 242; --Ng, Tree Fl. Sab 

Diospyros suluensis Merr., PJS 30 (1926) 422. –Type: BS 44068 (NY*, US*, iso). Tawi-tawi, in forests along 

small streams at low altitudes, Aug 1924. 

Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak; Sabah; Kalimantan), Java, Sulawesi, Philippines. 

TAWI-TAWI, MINDANAO: Zamboanga. Lowland forests. 

Diospyros maritima Blume, Bijdr. (1825) 669; --Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 292; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. 

Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 265; --Ng, Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak 4 (2002) 76. –Type from Java. 

Diospyros camarinensis Merr, PJS 10 c (1915) Bot. 336; EPFP 3 (1923) 290. –Type: FB 21443 Alvarez 

(US*, iso). Luzon: Camarines Norte prov., Mt Calinigan, May 1914. 

Lanyu, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sabah), Philippines, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Isls (Timor; 

Lombok), Moluccas, New Guinea, tropical Australia, Samoa. 

BATAN ISLS, N LUZON to PALAWAN, SULU ARCHIPELAGO and MINDANAO, in 

most or all islands and provinces. Often common in coastal thickets and forests, also 

occurring inland to medium altitudes. 

Diospyros mindanaensis Merr., PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 309; EPFP 3 (1923) 293; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. 

Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 349. –Type: FB 9453 Whitford & Hutchinson (US*, iso). Mindanao: 

Zamboanga del Sur prov., Port Banga, Feb 1908. 

Borneo (Sarawak; Brunei; Sabah; Kalimantan) and the Philippines. 

LUZON: Quezon (Guinayangan), Laguna, Camarines, SIBUYAN, PANAY, NEGROS: 

Gimagaan River; Negros Occidental (Cadiz), BILIRAN, LEYTE, SAMAR, BASILAN, 

MINDANAO: Zamboanga del Sur, Lanao, Agusan. Lowland primary forests. 

Diospyros montana Roxb., Pl. Corom. 1 (1795) 37, t. 48; --Merr., PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 310; EPFP 3 

(1923) 293; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 200. 

var. montana 

India to tropical Australia. 

LUZON: Nueva Ecija. Lowland thickets or forests. 

var. timorensis Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1936) 201. 

Diospyros montana Roxb. var. parva Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 293. –Type: FB 13953 Merritt & Darling (not 

seen). Luzon: Ilocos Norte prov., Badoc, on rocky hillside, altitude c. 65m. 

Extra-Philippine distribution. 

LUZON: Ilocos Norte, Nueva Ecija. Lowland thickets and forests. 

Diospyros multibracteata (Merr.) Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1936) 76; --Maba 

multibracteata Merr., PJS 12 c (1917) ) Bot. 295; EPFP 3 (1923) 289. –Type: 

LUZON: Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Quezon, ALABAT, PANAY. Lowland forests. 

Diospyros multiflora Blanco, Fl. Filip. (1837) 303; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 271. 

forma canomoi (A DC) Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1936) 271 

LUZON: Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Cagayan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Rizal, 

Laguna, Batangas, LEYTE, MINDANAO: Zamboanga. Thickets, primary and secondary 

forests at low and medium altitudes.

forma phanerophlebia (Merr.) Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1936) 271; --Diospyros 

phanerophlebia Merr., PJS 4 c (1909) ) Bot. 310; EPFP 3 (1923) 294. –Type: FB 10993 Curran 

(US*, iso). Luzon: Mountain Province, Jan 1909. 

LUZON: Mountain Province, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna. Lowland to midmontane forests, 

along streams in pine forests, altitude to 1000m. 

Diospyros myrmecocalyx (Hiern) Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1936) 359. 

Diospyros inclusa Merr., PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 308; EPFP 3 (1923) 292, excl. syn. D. mirandae Merr. –Type: 

Whitford 1682 (cited by Merrill, 1909, not seen). Masbate: Masbate prov., Aroroy, on hillsides, 

altitude c. 240m, Oct 1906. 

Borneo and the Philippines. 

LUZON: Rizal, Quezon, PALAWAN, MASBATE, MINDANAO: Cotabato, Davao. 

Lowland forests. 

Diospyros nigra Perr., Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 3 (1824) 113; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 

(1936) 316; --Rojo, Rev. Lexicon Philipp. Trees (1999) 93. 

Diospyros pauciflora C Robinson, PJS 3 c (1908) ) Bot. 213; EPFP 3 (1923) 294. –Type: 

India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Sulawesi and Moluccas. 

MINDANAO: Zamboanga. Lowland primary forests up to 300m. According to Rojo (loc. 

cit) an American species introduced in the Philippines and escaped from cultivation and 

became wild. Recheck this. Exsiccates of D. pauciflora from Mindanao appears to be 

indigenous. 

Diospyros philippinensis A DC, Prodr. Syst. Nat. 8 (1844) 231; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 

15 (1936) 112. –Type: Cuming 1142 (L* 2 sheets, MO*, NY* 2 sheets, WU*, iso). Luzon: Ilocos 

Norte prov., 1841. 

Diospyros bulusanensis Elmer, LPB 10 (1939) 3807, not validly published, no Latin description. –Voucher: 

Elmer 15893 (L*, iso). Luzon: Sorsogon prov., Mt Bulusan, Apr 1916. 

Philippines, N Sulawesi. 

LUZON: Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Rizal, Laguna, Camarines, MINDORO, 

MINDANAO. Lowland primary forests to 100m. 

Diospyros pilosanthera Blanco, Fl. Filip. (1837) 304; -- Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 294; --Bakh., Bull. 

Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 243; --Ng, Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak 4 (2002) 83. –Type: Not 

extant. Illustrative specimen: Merrill Sp. Blancoanae 820 leg. M Ramos (US*). Luzon: Batangas 

prov., Punta Santiago, in dry forest, altitude 5m, 11 Feb 1915. 

Diospyros pilosanthera Blanco var. tayabensis (Merr.) Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1936) 243; 

--Diospyros tayabensis Merr., PJS 13 c (1918) Bot. 17. –Type: BS 28489 Ramos & Edaño (A*, 

US*, iso). Luzon: Quezon prov., Mt Binuang, forested ridges at low or medium altitudes, 21 May 

1917. 

Diospyros pilosanthera Blanco var. oblonga (Wall. ex G Don) Ng, Malay Forester 40 (1977) 237; Tree Fl. 

Malaya 3 (1978) 81, Fig. 7. 

Diospyros dubia Elmer ex Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 295, in obs., pro syn. –Type: Elmer 16885 (L*, NY*, iso). 

Luzon: Sorsogon prov., Irosin, Mt Bulusan, Oct 1915. 

var. pilosanthera 

Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Borneo (Sarawak; Brunei; Sabah; 

Kalimantan), Philippines, Sulawesi, Moluccas. 

N LUZON to PALAWAN and MINDANAO in most or all islands and provinces. Lowland 

and medium altitude mixed dipterocarp forests. 

Diospyros polyalthioides Korth. ex Hiern, Trans. Camb. Phil. Soc. 12 (1873) 198; --Bakh., Bull. 

Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1936) 241. 

Diospyros plicata Merr., PJS 9 c (1914) Bot. 336; EPFP 3 (1923) 295. –Type: FB 13281 Foxworthy, de 

Mesa & Villamil (US*, iso). Mindanao: Zamboanga del Sur prov., near Margosatubig, 11 May 1912.

Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Borneo and the Philippines. 

LUZON: Quezon, Camarines, SAMAR, BASILAN, MINDANAO: Zamboanga del Sur, 

South Cotabato, Davao. Lowland primary forests. 

Diospyros poncei Merr., PJS 10 c (1915) Bot. 335; EPFP 3 (1923) 295; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 1 

prov., Combot, on semi-open slopes, altitude c. 15m, 28 Aug 1914. 

forma poncei 

LUZON: Quezon, Camarines Norte, MINDANAO: Surigao. Lowland primary forests. 

Diospyros pyrrhocarpa Miq., Fl. Ind. Bat. (1860) 250, 583; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 

(1936) 305; --Ng, Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak 4 (2002) 87. –Type from Sumatra. 

Diospyros ahernii Merr., PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 305; EPFP 3 (1923) 289. –Syntypes: FB 3071 Ahern’s 

Collector (NY*, US*), May 1905; --BS 3298 Ramos (not seen), Jun 1907, the above from Luzon: 

Rizal prov., Bosoboso); --Elmer 9110 (not seen). Luzon: Quezon prov., Lucban, May 1907. 

India (Assam), Burma, Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo 

(Sarawak), Philippines. 

LUZON: Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Rizal, Laguna, Camarines, Sorsogon, 

MINDORO, NEGROS, BILIRAN, LEYTE, SAMAR, BASILAN, MINDANAO: Agusan. 

Lowland and medium altitude mixed dipterocarp forests. 

Diospyros streptosepala Merr., PJS 13 c (1918) Bot. 322; EPFP 3 (1923) 295; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. 

Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 261. --Type: BS 30481 Ramos (US*, iso). Catanduanes: Mt Mariguidon, 

forest near summit, c. 400m. 

CATANDUANES. Medium altitude primary forests. 

Diospyros tenuipes Merr., PJS 29 (1926) 483; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 261. – 

Type: FB 29432 Salazar (PNH, holo, possibly lost; iso: UC). Luzon: Cagayan prov., Gonzaga, 

LUZON: Cagayan. Lowland primary forest. Known only from the type collection. 

Bawa Barrio. 

Diospyros toposia Ham.-Buch., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 15 (1827) 115; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. 

Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 291. 

Diospyros foveo-reticulata Merr., PJS 4 c (1909) ) Bot. 308; EPFP 3 (1923) 292. –Type: Ahern 278 (US*, 

iso). Luzon: Camarines Sur prov., Pasacao, Jan-Jun 1902. 

India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the 

Philippines. 

LUZON: Isabela (Palanan), Camarines Sur (Pasacao; Lupi), BASILAN, MINDANAO: 

Zamboanga (San Ramon), Zamboanga del Sur (Port Banga), Cotabato, Davao. Lowland 

primary forests. 

Diospyros transita (Bakh.) Kosterm., Blumea 23 (1977) 473. 

Diospyros maritima Blume var. transita Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1941) 416. --Type: Elmer 

12951 (A, F, GH, L*, iso); paratypes: Elmer 12939 (A, F, GH, L*). Palawan: Mt Pulgar. 

PALAWAN. 

Diospyros ulo Merr., PJS 11 c (1916) Bot. 30; EPFP 3 (1923) 295; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 

15 (1936) 312. –Type: 

Moluccas, Borneo, Philippines. 

LUZON: Cagayan, Sorsogon. Lowland and medium altitude primary forests. 

Diospyros undulata Wall. ex G Don, Gen. Syst. 4 (1837) 40; --Ng, Tree Fl. Malaya 3 (1978) 91. 

Sri Lanka, Andamans, Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines. Where in the 

Philippines

Diospyros whitfordii Merr., PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 311; EPFP 3 (1923) 296; --Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. 

Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 466. –Syntypes: FB 9019 Whitford (not seen), Mindanao: Zamboanga del 

Sur prov., Port Banga, Nov 1907; --FB 4811 Hutchinson (not seen). Mindanao: Zamboanga del Sur 

prov., Ayala, on forested ridges, altitude c. 30m, Jul 1906. 

BASILAN, MINDANAO: Zamboanga del Sur, Surigao. Lowland primary forests. 

Diospyros wrayi King & Gamble, Mat. Fl. Mal. Pen. In J. As. Soc. Beng. 74 (1905-06) 209; --Bakh., 

Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 15 (1936) 174. 

Diospyros alata Elmer, LPB 5 (1913) 1774; --Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 290. –Type: 

Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines. 

PALAWAN (Mt Pulgar; Bacungan; Aborlan). Lowland thickets and secondary forests. 

--what is Maba euphlebia Merr., PJS 9 c (1914) ) Bot. 333; EPFP 3 (1923) 289 --Type: BS 13335 

Ramos (US*, iso). Luzon: Quezon prov., Tagcawayan. Forests, c. 90m. 

LUZON: Quezon (Tagcawayan). Lowland primary forest. 

Cultivated: 

Diospyros ehretioides Wall., Numer. List [Wallich] n. 4137, nomen, ex G Don, Gen. Hist. 4 (1837) 

Distribution 

40, descr., --Rojo, Rev 

Diospyros kaki L.f., Sp. Pl. suppl. 2 (1781) 439; --Co (1989) Common Med. Pl. Cordillera Region, 214; 

--Rojo, Rev. Lexicon Philipp. Trees (1999) 90. 

Native of Japan and possibly China. Introduced in India, Indochina, Java, and the 

Philippines. 

LUZON: Mountain Province, chiefly in the vicinity of Sagada and Bauko, where it is 

grown quite extensively. Fruiting from July to November. 

Diospyros andamanica (Kurz) Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 (1937) 34. 

Diospyros malayana (Hiern) Bakh., Gard. Bull. Str. Sett. 7 (1933) 163; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 15 

(1936) 75; --Rojo, Rev. Lexicon Philipp. Trees (1999) 91. 

Andamans, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Lombok, Timor. Cultivated in 

the Philippines. 

Diospyros revoluta Poir., Encycl. (Lamarck) 5 (1804) 435. 

Diospyros digyna Jacq., Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 3 (1798) 35; --Rojo, Rev. Lexicon Philip. Trees (1999) 89. 

Diospyros ebenaster Retz., Obs. 4 (1789) 31; --Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 362; EPFP 3 (1923) 291. 

Introduced from Mexico during the Spanish colonial period. Widely cultivated in the 

Philippines (LUZON, PALAWAN) in and about towns for its large ediblefruits. 

Diospyros virginiana L., Sp. Pl. (1753) 1057; --Rojo, Rev. Lexicon Philipp. Trees (1999) 95. 

Introduced from North America. Persimmon. 

Maba JR & G Forster =Diospyros

Family 240. EBENACEAE 1. Diospyros Linnaeus o LUZON: Ifugao ...

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