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Diospyros clementium

Diospyros clementium is a small tree in the persimmon family (Ebenaceae), reaching about 9 metres, native to Borneo's lowland to hill forests. It is a wild forest species with little horticultural history, so it is grown only rarely, and it needs warm, humid tropical conditions.

Family
Ebenaceae (Eben family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining, humus-rich loam or forest-type mix.
Temperature
22-32 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Borneo
Climate
wet tropical

About

Diospyros clementium is a tree in the family Ebenaceae. It grows up to 9 metres (30 ft) tall. The fruits are ellipsoid, up to 0.8 cm (0.3 in) in diameter. The tree is named for American husband-and-wife plant collectors Joseph Clemens and Mary Strong Clemens. Habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests from sea level to 700 metres (2,300 ft) altitude. D. clementium is endemic to Borneo.

Other Diospyros plants

Giant Diospyros · Diospyros acapulcensis · Diospyros acris · Diospyros aculeata · Diospyros acuminata · Diospyros agnitser · Diospyros alatella · Diospyros andamanica · Diospyros apiculata · Diospyros areolata · Diospyros artanthifolia · Diospyros arupaj

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diospyros clementium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

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.

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