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Diospyros chamaethamnus
Diospyros chamaethamnus is a dry-country shrub or small tree in the ebony and persimmon family, native to southern Africa, sometimes called sand apple. It is grown mainly for its edible fruit and useful wood rather than as an ornamental.
Diospyros chamaethamnus is a species of flowering plant in the family Ebenaceae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name sand apple in English, and is native to Angola, Botswana, the Caprivi Strip, Namibia, and Zambia. It is a relative of persimmons and ebony and like these provides useful wood and edible fruit. It may also have medical properties and some other uses in managing malaria.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
