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Diospyros decandra is a species of flowering plant in the ebony and persimmon family, Ebenaceae. It is a small tropical tree, growing about 5–6 m tall. Its leaves are 6–8 cm long and 3–4 cm wide with a pointed tip. Its flowers are white. This species is popular in Vietnam, where it is grown in urban areas and close to temples. It is called "cây thị" in Vietnamese and it has appeared in Vietnamese folklore, such as The Story of Tam and Cam. It is also the official provincial tree of Chanthaburi and Nakhon Pathom provinces in Thailand; its Thai name is ลูกจัน "luuk-jan".
It is native to Cambodia, South-Central China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diospyros decandra by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
