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Diospyros squarrosa
Also called Rigid Star Apple
Diospyros squarrosa, the rigid star-berry, is a dioecious, deciduous shrub or small tree that is native to the tropical and subtropical Afrotropics. Its wood and edible, fleshy fruit are harvested locally.
It grows on stream verges and in riparian forest, on rocky hillsides and at the bases of granite domes. In some areas they occur along the major river valleys and at higher altitudes are associated with termite mounds. It occurs from near sea level to about 1,200 meters.
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 squarrosa 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.
