Diospyros virginiana

Diospyros virginiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species: D. virginiana

Name

Diospyros virginiana L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Persimon virginiana (L.) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 164 (1838).
• Heterotypic
  • Diospyros concolor Moench, Methodus: 470 (1794).
  • Diospyros guaiacana C.C.Robin, Voy. Int. Louisiane 3: 417 (1807).
  • Diospyros pubescens Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 265 (1813), nom. illeg.
  • Diospyros caroliniana Muhl. ex Raf., Fl. Ludov.: 139 (1817).
  • Diospyros virginiana var. concolor (Moench) Raf., Med. Fl. 1: 155 (1828).
  • Diospyros virginiana var. macrocarpa Raf., Med. Fl. 1: 155 (1828).
  • Diospyros virginiana var. microcarpa Raf., Med. Fl. 1: 155 (1828).
  • Diospyros persimon Wikstr., Jahresber. Königl. Schwed. Akad. Wiss. Fortschr. Bot. 1830: 92 (1834).
  • Diospyros ciliata Raf., New Fl. 3: 25 (1838).
  • Diospyros fertilis Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 2: 1197 (1838).
  • Diospyros angustifolia Audib. ex Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 9: 405 (1840).
  • Diospyros calycina Audib. ex Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 9: 405 (1840).
  • Diospyros lucida Loudon, Gard. Mag. (London), n.s., 7: 394 (1841).
  • Diospyros digyna Loudon, Encycl. Trees Shrubs: 627 (1842).
  • Diospyros intermedia Loudon, Encycl. Trees Shrubs: 627 (1842).
  • Diospyros stricta Loudon, Encycl. Trees Shrubs: 627 (1842), nom. illeg.
  • Diospyros virginiana var. pubescens Nutt., N. Amer. Sylv. 2: 46 (1849).
  • Diospyros distyla K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(2): 205 (1873).
  • Diospyros undulata Hiern, Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 12: 215 (1873), nom. illeg.
  • Diospyros virginiana var. angustifolia Rob., Garden (London, 1871-1927) 6: 556 (1874).
  • Diospyros virginiana var. insignis Rob., Garden (London, 1871-1927) 6: 556 (1874).
  • Diospyros virginiana var. lucida Rob., Garden (London, 1871-1927) 6: 556 (1874).
  • Diospyros virginiana var. perquinii Rob., Garden (London, 1871-1927) 6: 556 (1874).
  • Diospyros coronaria Mottet, Dict. Prat. Hort. 2: 218 (1893-1894).
  • Diospyros mosieri Small, J. New York Bot. Gard. 22: 33 (1921).
  • Diospyros virginiana f. atra Sarg., J. Arnold Arbor. 2: 170 (1921).
  • Diospyros virginiana var. mosieri (Small) Sarg., J. Arnold Arbor. 2: 170 (1921).
  • Diospyros virginiana var. platycarpa Sarg., J. Arnold Arbor. 2: 168 (1921).
  • Diospyros virginiana f. pumila E.J.Palmer & Steyerm., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 616 (1935).
  • Diospyros virginiana subsp. mosieri (Small) A.E.Murray, Kalmia 12: 20 (1982).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama; Arkansas; Bermuda; Connecticut; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kentucky; Louisiana; Mississippi; Missouri; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia; West Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 2: 1057.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Diospyros virginiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 08. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Diospyros virginiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Diospyros virginiana. Published online. Accessed: Apr 08 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Diospyros virginiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Apr 2020.

Vernacular names

dansk: Amerikansk Kaki
English: American persimmon, common persimmon, eastern persimmon, possumwood
suomi: Amerikanpersimoni
hornjoserbsce: Persimonowc
Nederlands: Amerikaanse persimmon
português: Caqui americano
русский: Хурма вирджинская
Türkçe: Virjinya hurması

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