Taxon:
Diospyros blancoi A. DC.
Summary
Place of publication:
Prodr. 8:237. 1844
Verified:
12/07/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1961-. Flore du Gabon. Note: = Diospyros discolor Willd.
- Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
- Howard, R. A. 1971. The correct name of the mabolo or velvet persimmon. Baileya 18:26.
- Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: mentions
- Lemmens, R. H. M. J. et al., eds. 1995. Timber trees: minor commercial timbers. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5(2):190. URL: http://proseanet.org
- Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants. Note: = Diospyros discolor Willd.
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
- Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
- Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:151. URL: http://proseanet.org
- Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: mentions
- Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). URL: http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2 Note: = Diospyros philippensis
Common names
English
mabola-tree – velvet persimmon – velvet-apple – Filipino
mabolo – French
pommier velours – Portuguese
pécego-de-Índia – Spanish
camagón – Swedish
mabolo – Transcribed Chinese
yi se shi –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Philippines | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | widely cult. in tropics |
Native
Asia-Temperate
Asia-Tropical
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MALESIA:
Indonesia, Philippines
Cultivated
(widely cult. in tropics)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Human food | fruit | | Howard, R. A. 1971. The correct name of the mabolo or velvet persimmon. Baileya 18:26. |
Human food | fruit | as D. discolor | Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. |
Materials | wood | as D. philippensis | Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). URL: http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2 |