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Diospyros tuberculata

Diospyros tuberculata is a tree of the persimmon family (Ebenaceae) that grows up to about 15 metres tall in lowland forest on Borneo. It is a forest timber-and-fruit species rather than a garden plant, so it is seldom grown outside its native range.

Family
Ebenaceae (Eben family)
Grows as
Tree, Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist while young, then water during dry spells once established.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich forest-type soil.
Temperature
22–32 °C; protect below 15 °C.
Native range
Borneo
Climate
wet tropical

About

Diospyros tuberculata is a tree in the family Ebenaceae. It grows up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall. Inflorescences bear up to five or more flowers. The fruits are ovoid to round, up to 2 cm (1 in) in diameter. The specific epithet tuberculata is from the Latin meaning 'wart-covered', possibly referring to the fruit. Its habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forests. D. tuberculata 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 tuberculata 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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