Family · Asterids

Ebenaceae

Ebony, persimmon

Tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs; genus Diospyros yields ebony timber and persimmon fruit.

Accepted species: 820accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 3accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈38 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Diospyros (ebony, persimmon)
Euclea

Genera

Diospyros795 spp.
Euclea17 spp.
Lissocarpa8 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Tropical308
Africa292
Southern America108
Asia-Temperate73
Pacific39
Northern America24
Australasia22

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Ebenaceae sits in the order Ericales.