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Diospyros glabra
Also called Cape Starapple, Crowbush
Diospyros glabra is an evergreen shrub or small tree from South Africa's Cape fynbos, reaching about 5 m. It is grown mainly as an ornamental in mild climates and needs good drainage and sun.
Diospyros glabra, the fynbos star-apple, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ebenaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree reaching 5 m (16 ft), found in a variety of fynbos habitats.
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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.
