Diospyros
genus of plants
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Summary
Diospyros is a taxon[1]. Diospyros ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,839 views/month, #1,390 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Ebenaceae[4]
- Taxon name: Diospyros[5]
- Subclass of: tree[6]
- Commons category: Diospyros[7]
- Taxonomic type: Diospyros lotus[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Diospyros[9]
- Commons gallery: Diospyros[10]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 60(1)[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13]
- Taxon synonym: Ebenus Kuntze (1891) non L. (1753)[14], Maba[15]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3761[16]
- This taxon is source of: ebony[17], persimmon[18], coromandel wood[19]
- Taxon common name: diospyros[20], 柿属[21], 柿树属[22], ebenovec[23]
- Has fruit type: berry[24]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[25]
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Identifiers
Diospyros's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 83434[26]. Diospyros's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13492[27]. Diospyros's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 40060[28]. Diospyros's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3030169[29]. Diospyros's ITIS TSN is recorded as 23853[30].
Why It Matters
Diospyros has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Diospyros is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]