Diospyros

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species (736):
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a

D. abyssinica – D. acapulcensis – D. acocksii – D. acreana – D. acris – D. aculeata – D. acuminata – D. acuta – D. addita – D. adenophora – D. adiensis – D. aequoris – D. affinis – D. aifatensis – D. alatella – D. albiflora – D. alboflavescens – D. alisu – D. alpina – D. amabi – D. amanap – D. amaniensis – D. amboinensis – D. analamerensis – D. andamanica – D. angulata – D. anisandra – D. anisocalyx – D. anitae – D. ankifiensis – D. anosivolensis – D. apeibocarpos – D. apiculata – D. araripensis – D. areolata – D. areolifolia – D. argentea – D. armata – D. artanthifolia – D. arupaj – D. atrata – D. atrotricha – D. attenuata – D. aurea – D. australis
b

D. balansae – D. balfouriana – D. baloen-idjoek – D. bambuseti – D. bangkana – D. bangoiensis – D. baranensis – D. barberi – D. baroniana – D. barteri – D. batocana – D. beccarioides – D. bejaudii – D. bemarivensis – D. benstonei – D. bernieri – D. bernieriana – D. bezofensis – D. bibracteata – D. bipindensis – D. blepharophylla – D. blumutensis – D. boala – D. boinensis – D. boiviniana – D. boivinii – D. boliviana – D. bonii – D. borbonica – D. borneensis – D. bourdillonii – D. boutoniana – D. brainii – D. brandisiana – D. brasiliensis – D. brassica – D. brevicalyx – D. brideliifolia – D. britannoborneensis – D. bullata – D. bumelioides – D. burchellii – D. burmanica – D. bussei – D. buxifolia
c

D. cacharensis – D. cachimboensis – D. calcicola – D. calciphila – D. californica – D. caloneura – D. calophylla – D. calycantha – D. cambodiana – D. campanulata – D. canaliculata – D. candolleana – D. capreifolia – D. capricornuta – D. carbonaria – D. caribaea – D. carpinifolia – D. castanea – D. cathayensis – D. caudisepala – D. cauliflora – D. cauligera – D. cavalcantei – D. cayennensis – D. celebica – D. chaetocarpa – D. chamaethamnus – D. changii – D. chartacea – D. cherrieri – D. chevalieri – D. chloroxylon – D. choboensis – D. christophersenii – D. chrysocarpa – D. chrysophyllos – D. chunii – D. cinnabarina – D. cinnamomoides – D. clavigera – D. clementium – D. clusiifolia – D. coaetanea – D. coccinea – D. coccolobifolia – D. collinsiae – D. comorensis – D. compacta – D. confertiflora – D. conformis – D. conifera – D. conocarpa – D. consanguinea – D. consolatae – D. conzattii – D. cooperi – D. corallina – D. cordata – D. cordato-oblonga – D. coriacea – D. coursiana – D. crassiflora – D. crassinervis – D. crebripilis – D. crockerensis – D. crumenata – D. cupulifera – D. cupulosa – D. curranii
d

D. daemona – D. dalyom – D. danguyana – D. dasyphylla – D. decandra – D. decaryana – D. defectrix – D. dendo – D. densiflora – D. dichroa – D. dichrophylla – D. dicorypheoides – D. dictyoneura – D. diepenhorstii – D. dinhensis – D. discocalyx – D. discolor – D. diversifolia – D. diversilimba – D. dodecandra – D. dolmen – D. domarkind – D. domingensis – D. duartei – D. dumetorum – D. dussaudii
e

D. ebenifera – D. ebenoides – D. ebenum – D. eburnea – D. egleri – D. egrettarum – D. ehretioides – D. ekodul – D. elegans – D. elephasii – D. elliotii – D. ellipsoidea – D. elliptifolia – D. enervis – D. eriantha – D. erinacea – D. erudita – D. erythrosperma – D. esmereg – D. eucalyptifolia – D. euphlehia – D. evena – D. everettii – D. exsculpta
f

D. fanjingshanica – D. fasciculosa – D. fastidiosa – D. feliciana – D. fenal – D. fengchangensis – D. fengii – D. ferox – D. ferrea – D. ferruginescens – D. filipendula – D. filipes – D. fischeri – D. flavocarpa – D. fleuryana – D. foliolosa – D. foliosa – D. forbesii – D. forrestii – D. foxworthyi – D. fragrans – D. froesii – D. frutescens – D. fulvopilosa – D. fuscovelutina – D. fusicarpa – D. fusiformis
g

D. gabunensis – D. gallo – D. galpinii – D. gambleana – D. gaultheriifolia – D. geayana – D. geminata – D. ghatensis – D. gigantocarpa – D. gillespiei – D. gilletii – D. gillisonii – D. glabra – D. glabrata – D. glandulifera – D. glandulosa – D. glans – D. glaucifolia – D. glaucophylla – D. glomerata – D. goudotii – D. gracilescens – D. gracilipes – D. gracilis – D. greenwayi – D. greshoffiana – D. greveana – D. grex – D. grisebachii – D. guatterioides – D. guianensis
h

D. hackenbergii – D. hainanensis – D. haivanensis – D. halesioides – D. hallieri – D. haplostylis – D. hasseltii – D. hassleri – D. havilandii – D. hayatae – D. hazomainty – D. hebecarpa – D. hemiteles – D. heterosepala – D. heterotricha – D. heudelotii – D. hexamera – D. hierniana – D. hilairei – D. hillebrandii – D. hirsuta – D. hispida – D. holeana – D. holttumii – D. howii – D. hoyleana – D. humbertiana – D. humilis
i

D. implexicalyx – D. impolita – D. impressa – D. inconstans – D. inexplorata – D. inflata – D. inhacaensis – D. insidiosa – D. insignis – D. insularis – D. intricata – D. ismailii – D. iturensis
j

D. janeirensis – D. janowskyi – D. japonica – D. javanica – D. johnstoniana – D. johorensis – D. juruensis
k

D. kabuyeana – D. kajangensis – D. kaki – D. kamerunensis – D. kanizur – D. kanurii – D. katendei – D. keningauensis – D. kerrii – D. ketsensis – D. ketun – D. kika – D. kingii – D. kintungensis – D. kirkii – D. kochummenii – D. koeboeensis – D. koenigii – D. kolom – D. kondor – D. korthalsiana – D. korupensis – D. kostermansii – D. kotoensis – D. krukovii – D. kupensis – D. kurzii
l

D. labillardierei – D. laevis – D. lanceifolia – D. lanceolata – D. landii – D. lasiocalyx – D. lateralis – D. latisepala – D. latispathulata – D. leucocalyx – D. leucomelas – D. liberiensis – D. lissocarpoides – D. littorea – D. lobata – D. lokohensis – D. lolin – D. lolinopsis – D. longibracteata – D. longiciliata – D. longiflora – D. longipedicellata – D. longipilosa – D. longistyla – D. longshengensis – D. lotus – D. loureiroana – D. louvelii – D. lunduensis – D. lycioides
m

D. mabacea – D. maclurei – D. macrocarpa – D. macrophylla – D. madecassa – D. mafiensis – D. magogoana – D. maingayi – D. major – D. malabarica – D. malaccensis – D. malacothrix – D. manampetsae – D. manausensis – D. mangabensis – D. mangorensis – D. mannii – D. manu – D. mapingo – D. margaretae – D. maritima – D. marmorata – D. martabanica – D. martini – D. masoalensis – D. matheriana – D. mattogrossensis – D. mcphersonii – D. meeusiana – D. melanida – D. melanoxylon – D. melocarpa – D. mespiliformis – D. metcalfii – D. mexiae – D. miaoshanica – D. micrantha – D. micromera – D. microrhombus – D. miltonii – D. minahassae – D. mindanaensis – D. minimifolia – D. minutiflora – D. minutiloba – D. moi – D. mollis – D. mollissima – D. monbuttensis – D. montana – D. moonii – D. morrisiana – D. multibracteata – D. multiflora – D. multinervis – D. mun – D. muricata – D. mweroensis – D. myriophylla – D. myrmecocarpa – D. myrtifolia – D. myrtilloides
n

D. nana – D. nanay – D. natalensis – D. navillei – D. nebulosa – D. neglecta – D. neilgerrensis – D. nemorosa – D. neraudii – D. neurosepala – D. nhatrangensis – D. nidiformis – D. nigra – D. nigricans – D. nigrocortex – D. nilagirica – D. nitida – D. nodosa – D. normanbyensis – D. novoguineensis – D. nummulariifolia – D. nur – D. nutans
o

D. oaxacana – D. obducta – D. obliquifolia – D. oblonga – D. oblongifolia – D. occlusa – D. occulta – D. okkesii – D. olacinoides – D. oldhamii – D. oleifera – D. olen – D. oligantha – D. oliviformis – D. onanae – D. oocarpa – D. opaca – D. oppositifolia – D. orthioneura – D. ottohuberi – D. oubatchensis – D. ovalifolia – D. ovalis – D. oxycarpa
p

D. pahangensis – D. palauensis – D. palembanica – D. pallens – D. palmeri – D. pancheri – D. panguana – D. paniculata – D. papuana – D. parabuxifolia – D. paraensis – D. parifolia – D. parviflora – D. parvifolia – D. pauciflora – D. peekelii – D. pemadasae – D. penangiana – D. pendula – D. penibukanensis – D. pentamera – D. perakensis – D. perfida – D. perglauca – D. perplexa – D. perreticulata – D. perrieri – D. pervilleana – D. pervillei – D. phanrangensis – D. philippinensis – D. phlebodes – D. phuketensis – D. physocalycina – D. pierrei – D. pilosanthera – D. pilosiuscula – D. piresii – D. piscatoria – D. piscicapa – D. platanoides – D. platycalyx – D. plectosepala – D. poeppigiana – D. polita – D. polystemon – D. poncei – D. potamica – D. potingensis – D. preussii – D. pruinosa – D. pruriens – D. pseudoharmandii – D. pseudomalabarica – D. pseudomespilus – D. pseudoxylopia – D. pterocalyx – D. pubescens – D. pulchra – D. puncticulosa – D. punctilimba – D. pustulata – D. pyrrhocarpa
q

D. quaesita – D. quercina – D. quiloensis
r

D. rabiensis – D. ramiflora – D. ramulosa – D. ranongensis – D. rekoi – D. relit – D. reticulinervis – D. revaughanii – D. revoluta – D. revolutissima – D. rheophytica – D. rhodocalyx – D. rhododendroides – D. rhombifolia – D. ridleyi – D. ridsdalei – D. riedelii – D. rigida – D. ropourea – D. rosei – D. rostrata – D. rotok – D. rotundifolia – D. rubicunda – D. rufa – D. rufogemmata – D. rugosula – D. rumphii
s

D. sahayadryensis – D. sakalavarum – D. saldanhae – D. salicifolia – D. salletii – D. samoensis – D. sandwicensis – D. sankurensis – D. santaremnensis – D. sanza-minika – D. savannarum – D. saxatilis – D. saxicola – D. scabiosa – D. scabra – D. scabrida – D. scalariformis – D. schmutzii – D. sclerophylla – D. scortechinii – D. scottmorii – D. selangorensis – D. senensis – D. sericea – D. serrana – D. shimbaensis – D. siamang – D. sichourensis – D. siderophylla – D. simaloerensis – D. simii – D. sinaloensis – D. singaporensis – D. sintenisii – D. sleumeri – D. sogeriensis – D. sonorae – D. soporifera – D. sororia – D. soubreana – D. soyauxii – D. sparsirama – D. sphaerosepala – D. sprucei – D. squamifolia – D. squamosa – D. squarrosa – D. stenocarpa – D. streptosepala – D. stricta – D. strigosa – D. striicalyx – D. styraciformis – D. suaveolens – D. subacuta – D. subfalciformis – D. subnervis – D. subrhomboidea – D. subrotata – D. subsessilifolia – D. subsessilis – D. subtrinervis – D. subtruncata – D. sulcata – D. sumatrana – D. sundaica – D. sunyiensis – D. susarticulata – D. sutchuensis – D. sylvatica
t

D. tampinensis – D. tarim – D. tenuiflora – D. tenuipes – D. tepu – D. terminalis – D. tero – D. tessellaria – D. tessmannii – D. tetraceros – D. tetrandra – D. tetrapoda – D. tetrasperma – D. texana – D. thaiensis – D. thomasii – D. thorelii – D. thouarsii – D. thwaitesii – D. tireliae – D. tonkinensis – D. toposia – D. torquata – D. touranensis – D. toxicaria – D. transita – D. transitoria – D. trengganuensis – D. trianthos – D. trichophylla – D. tricolor – D. tridentata – D. tristis – D. trisulca – D. trombetensis – D. tropophylla – D. troupinii – D. truncata – D. truncatifolia – D. tsangii – D. tuberculata – D. turfosa – D. tutcheri
u

D. uaupensis – D. ubaita – D. ulo – D. umbrosa – D. undulata – D. unisemina – D. urep – D. urschii – D. uzungwaensis
v

D. vaccinioides – D. variegata – D. veillonii – D. velutinosa – D. velutipes – D. venenosa – D. venosa – D. vermoesenii – D. verrucosa – D. vescoi – D. vestita – D. vieillardii – D. vignei – D. villosa – D. villosiuscula – D. virgata – D. virginiana – D. viridicans – D. vitiensis
w

D. wagemansii – D. wajirensis – D. walkeri – D. wallichii – D. weddellii – D. whitei – D. whitfordii – D. whyteana – D. winitii
x

D. xavantina – D. xiangguiensis – D. xishuangbannaensis
y

D. yaouhensis – D. yatesiana – D. yeobi – D. yomomo – D. yucatanensis – D. yunnanensis
z

D. zenkeri – D. zhenfengensis – D. zombensis
Unresolved name

D. digyna
Name

Diospyros L., (1753)
Type species: Diospyros lotus L., (1753)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Royena L., Sp. Pl. 1: 397 (1753)
Guaiacana Duhamel, Traité Arbr. Arbust. 1: 283 (1755)
Dactylus Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: xxxvi (1775)
Paralea Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane: 576 (1775)
Ropourea Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 198 (1775)
Maba J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Char. Gen. Pl.: 121 (1776)
Idesia Scop., Intr. Hist. Nat.: 199 (1777)
Embryopteris Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 145 (1788)
Camax Schreb., Gen. Pl. 1: 144 (1789)
Cavanillea Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 663 (1789)
Ebenoxylum Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 613 (1790)
Ferreola K.D.Koenig ex Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 1: 35 (1795).
Cargillia R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 526 (1810)
Leucoxylum Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 1169 (1827)
Noltia Schumach. & Thonn., Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 189 (1827)
Ebenoxylon Spreng., Gen. Pl. 1: 40 (1830), orth. var.
Mabola Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 11 (1838)
Persimon Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 164 (1838)
Danzleria Bertero ex A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 224 (1844)
Gunisanthus A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 219 (1844)
Macreightia A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 220 (1844)
Rospidios A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 220 (1844)
Brachycheila Harv. ex Eckl. & Zeyh., Linnaea 20: 192 (1847), nom. nud.
Holochilus Dalzell, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 290 (1852)
Rhipidostigma Hassk., Retzia 1: 103 (1855)
Tetraclis Hiern, Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 12: 271 (1873)
Bisaschersonia Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 408 (1891)
Ebenus Rumph. ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 408 (1891), nom. superfl.
Rhaphidanthe Hiern ex Gürke in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(1): 165 (1891)
Brayodendron Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 356 (1901)

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 1057.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Diospyros in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 5. Reference page.
Schatz, G.E. & Lowry II, P.P. (2011) Nomenclatural notes on Malagasy Diospyros L. (Ebenaceae). Adansonia 33(2): 271-281. DOI: 10.5252/a2011n2a12 Full text on ResearchGate Reference page.
Tropicos.org. (2015) Diospyros in the Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar, Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed 05 Jan 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Diospyros. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 5. .
Wallnöfer, B. (2009) A revision of neotropical Diospyros (Ebenaceae): part 2. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, B 110: 173–211. Available on line [1]. Accessed 05 Jan 2015.
USDA GRIN Diospyros species list

Vernacular names
беларуская: Хурма
Deutsch: Ebenholzbäume, Dattelpflaumen
English: Ebony Trees, Persimmon Trees
Esperanto: Diospiro
suomi: Eebenpuut
italiano: Diospiro
日本語: カキノキ属
한국어: 감나무속
polski: Persymona, Kaki, Hurma, Hebanowiec

Diospyros is a genus of over 700 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. The majority are native to the tropics, with only a few species extending into temperate regions. Individual species valued for their hard, heavy, dark timber, are commonly known as ebony trees, while others are valued for their fruit and known as persimmon trees. Some are useful as ornamentals and many are of local ecological importance. Species of this genus are generally dioecious, with separate male and female plants.[2]

Taxonomy and etymology

The generic name Diospyros comes from a Latin name for the Caucasian persimmon (D. lotus), derived from the Greek diós (Διός) and pyrós (πῡρός). The Greek name literally means "Zeus's wheat" but more generally intends "divine food" or "divine fruit".[3][4] Muddled translations sometimes give rise to curious and inappropriate interpretations such as "God's pear" and "Jove's fire".

The genus is a large one and the number of species has been estimated variously, depending on the date of the source. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, list has over 1000 entries, including synonyms and items of low confidence. Over 700 species are marked as being assigned with high confidence.[5]
Chemotaxonomy

The leaves of Diospyros blancoi have been shown to contain isoarborinol methyl ether (also called cylindrin) and fatty esters of α- and β-amyrin.[6] Both isoarborinol methyl ether and the amyrin mixture demonstrated antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, and Trichophyton interdigitale.[6] Anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties have also been shown for the isolated amyrin mixture.[6]

Ecology

Diospyros species are important and conspicuous trees in many of their native ecosystems, such as lowland dry forests of the former Maui Nui in Hawaii,[7] Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests, Khathiar–Gir dry deciduous forests, Louisiade Archipelago rain forests, Madagascar lowland forests, Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests, New Caledonian sclerophytic vegetation,[8] New Guinea mangroves or South Western Ghats montane rain forests. The green fruits are rich in tannins and thus avoided by most herbivores; when ripe they are eagerly eaten by many animals however, such as the rare Aders' duiker (Cephalophus adersi).

The foliage is used as food by the larvae of numerous Lepidoptera species:

Arctiidae:

Eupseudosoma aberrans
Eupseudosoma involutum (snowy eupseudosoma)
Hypercompe indecisa

Geometridae:

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (double-striped pug) – recorded on persimmons

Limacodidae:

Monema flavescens

Lycaenidae:

Neopithecops zalmora (Quaker)

Nymphalidae:

Charaxes khasianus (Kihansi charaxes) – recorded on D. natalensis
Dophla evelina (redspot duke) – recorded on D. candolleana

Saturniidae:

Actias luna (Luna moth) – recorded on persimmons
Callosamia promethea (promethea silkmoth) – recorded on persimmons
Citheronia regalis (regal moth) – recorded on American persimmon (D. virginiana)

Tortricidae:

"Cnephasia" jactatana (black-lyre leafroller moth)

An economically significant plant pathogen infecting many Diospyros species – D. hispida, kaki persimmon (D. kaki), date-plum (D. lotus), Texas persimmon (D. texana), Coromandel ebony (D. melanoxylon) and probably others – is the sac fungus Pseudocercospora kaki, which causes a leaf spot disease.
Use by humans
Ebony jivari of a sitar

The genus includes several plants of commercial importance, either for their edible fruit (persimmons) or for their timber (ebony). The latter are divided into two groups in trade: the pure black ebony (notably from D. ebenum, but also several other species), and the striped ebony or calamander wood (from D. celebica, D. mun and others). Most species in the genus produce little to none of this black ebony-type wood; their hard timber (e.g. of American persimmon, D. virginiana) may still be used on a more limited basis.

Leaves of the Coromandel ebony (D. melanoxylon) are used to roll South Asian beedi cigarettes. Several species are used in herbalism, and D. leucomelas yields the versatile medical compound betulinic acid. Extracts from Diospyros plants have also been proposed as novel anti-viral treatment.[9] Though bees do not play a key role as pollinators, in plantations Diospyros may be of some use as honey plants. D. mollis, locally known as mặc nưa, is used in Vietnam to dye the famous black lãnh Mỹ A silk of Tân Châu district.

The reverence of these trees in their native range is reflected by their use as floral emblems. In Indonesia, D. celebica (Makassar ebony, known locally as eboni) is the provincial tree of Central Sulawesi, while ajan kelicung (D. macrophylla) is that of West Nusa Tenggara. The emblem of the Japanese island of Ishigaki is the Yaeyama kokutan (D. ferrea). The Gold apple (D. decandra), called "Trái thị" in Vietnamese, is a tree in the Tấm Cám fable. It is also the provincial tree of Chanthaburi as well as Nakhon Pathom Provinces in Thailand, while the black-and-white ebony (D. malabarica) is that of Ang Thong Province. The name of the Thai district Amphoe Tha Tako, literally means "District of the Diospyros pier", the latter being a popular local gathering spot.

Selected species
See also: List of Diospyros species
Diospyros buxifolia leaves
Diospyros celebica wood
Gold apple (D. decandra) fruit
Diospyros discolor in Central Luzon, Philippines
Diospyros geminata foliage and young fruit
Diospyros revaughanii in Mauritius
Diospyros virginiana in Tampa, Florida
Diospyros whyteana twig with young fruit
Diospyros eriantha foliage

Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F.White
Diospyros acuminata (Thwaites) Kosterm.
Diospyros alatella Kosterm.
Diospyros andamanica (Kurz) Bakh.
Diospyros apiculata (R.Br.) Hiern
Diospyros areolata King & Gamble
Diospyros artanthifolia Mart. ex Miq.
Diospyros atrata (Thwaites) Alston
Diospyros attenuata Thwaites
Diospyros australis (R.Br.) Hiern – yellow persimmon, black plum, "grey plum"
Diospyros beccarioides Ng
Diospyros borneensis Hiern
Diospyros britannoborneensis Bakh.
Diospyros buxifolia (Blume) Hiern
Diospyros cambodiana Lecomte
Diospyros candolleana Wight
Diospyros celebica Bakh. – Makassar ebony
Diospyros chaetocarpa Kosterm.
Diospyros chamaethamnus Mildbr. – sand apple
Diospyros chloroxylon Roxb.
Diospyros clementium Bakh.
Diospyros confertiflora (Hiern) Bakh.
Diospyros cordata (Hiern) Bakh.
Diospyros coriacea Hiern
Diospyros crassiflora Hiern – Gaboon ebony, Gabon ebony, African ebony, West African ebony, Benin ebony
Diospyros crockerensis Ng
Diospyros curranii Merr.
Diospyros daemona Bakh.
Diospyros decandra Lour. – gold apple
Diospyros dichrophylla (Gand.) De Winter
Diospyros dictyoneura Hiern
Diospyros diepenhorstii Miq.
Diospyros discocalyx Merr.
Diospyros discolor Willd. – kamagong, mabolo, butter fruit, velvet-apple
Diospyros duclouxii
Diospyros ebenum J.Koenig ex Retz. – Ceylon ebony, India ebony, "ebony"
Diospyros elliptifolia Merr.
Diospyros eriantha Champ. ex Benth.
Diospyros eucalyptifolia Bakh.
Diospyros euphlehia Merr.
Diospyros evena Bakh.
Diospyros everettii Merr.
Diospyros fasciculosa (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Diospyros ferox Bakh.
Diospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh.
Diospyros ferruginescens Bakh.
Diospyros foxworthyi Bakh.
Diospyros frutescens Blume
Diospyros fusiformis Kosterm.
Diospyros geminata (R.Br.) F.Muell.
Diospyros hallieri Bakh.
Diospyros havilandii Bakh.
Diospyros hebecarpa A.Cunn. ex Benth.
Diospyros hillebrandii (Seem.) Fosberg
Diospyros hirsuta L.f.
Diospyros humilis (R.Br.) F.Muell. – Queensland ebony
Diospyros inconstans Jacq.
Diospyros insignis Thw.
Diospyros insularis Bakh. – Papua ebony
Diospyros kaki L.f. – Japanese persimmon, kaki persimmon, Asian persimmon
Diospyros keningauensis Ng
Diospyros korthalsiana Hiern
Diospyros kurzii Hiern – Andaman marblewood
Diospyros lanceifolia Roxb.
Diospyros lateralis Hiern
Diospyros leucomelas Poir.
Diospyros longibracteata Lecomte
Diospyros lotus L. – date-plum, Caucasian persimmon, lilac persimmon
Diospyros lunduensis Ng
Diospyros lycioides Desf. – bushveld bluebush
subsp. guerkei (Kuntze) De Winter
subsp. nitens (Harv. ex Hiern) De Winter
subsp. sericea (Bernh.) De Winter
Diospyros mabacea (F.Muell.) F.Muell. – red-fruited ebony
Diospyros macrophylla Blume
Diospyros maingayi (Hiern) Bakh.
Diospyros major (G.Forst.) Bakh.
Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel. – black-and-white ebony, pale moon ebony, Malabar ebony, gaub tree
Diospyros maritima Blume
Diospyros marmorata R.Parker – marblewood ebony, "marblewood"
Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb. – Coromandel ebony, East Indian ebony
var. tupru (Buch.-Ham.) V.Singh
Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A.DC. – jackalberry, "African ebony"
Diospyros mindanaensis Merr.
Diospyros montana Roxb.
Diospyros mun A.Chev. ex Lecomte – mun ebony
Diospyros muricata Bakh.
Diospyros neurosepala Bakh.
Diospyros nigra (J.F.Gmel.) Perrier – black sapote, chocolate pudding fruit, "black persimmon"
Diospyros oligantha Merr.
Diospyros oocarpa Thwaites
Diospyros oppositifolia Thwaites
Diospyros ovalifolia Wight
Diospyros parabuxifolia Ng
Diospyros pendula Hasselt ex Hassk.
Diospyros penibukanensis Bakh.
Diospyros pentamera (F.Muell.) Woods & F.Muell. – myrtle ebony, grey persimmon, black myrtle, grey plum
Diospyros perfida Bakh.
Diospyros pilosanthera Blanco
Diospyros piscicapa Ridl.
Diospyros plectosepala Hiern
Diospyros puncticulosa Bakh.
Diospyros pyrrhocarpa Miq.
Diospyros quaesita Thwaites
Diospyros racemosa Roxb.
Diospyros revaughanii Rich.
Diospyros rhombifolia Hemsl.
Diospyros ridleyi Bakh.
Diospyros rigida Hiern
Diospyros rufa King & Gamble
Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Diospyros seychellarum (Hiern) Kosterm.
Diospyros siamang Bakh.
Diospyros simaloerensis Bakh.
Diospyros singaporensis Bakh.
Diospyros squamifolia Kosterm.
Diospyros squarrosa Klotzsch – rigid star-berry
Diospyros styraciformis King & Gamble
Diospyros subrhomboidea King & Gamble
Diospyros subtruncata Hochr.
Diospyros sulcata Bourd.
Diospyros sumatrana Miq.
Diospyros tessellaria Poir. – Mauritius ebony
Diospyros texana Scheele – Texas persimmon, Mexican persimmon, "black persimmon"
Diospyros thwaitesii (Hiern) Bedd.
Diospyros tuberculata Bakh.
Diospyros ulo Merr.
Diospyros venosa Wall. ex A.DC.
var. olivacea (King & Gamble) Ng
Diospyros virginiana L. – American persimmon, eastern persimmon, common persimmon, possumwood, "simmon", "sugar-plum"
Diospyros walkeri (Wight) Gürke
Diospyros wallichii King & Gamble
Diospyros whyteana (Hiern) P.White – Cape ebony